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GRACE  EPISCOPAIi  CHURCH 
CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 


1913 


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W.  H.  WILTON.  PRINTER 
621  Plymouth  Place,  Chicaso 


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Contentii 

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List  of  Illustrations 9 

Introductory  Statement 11 

Historical  Data 

Rectors  of  Grace  Parish 19 

Wardens  of  Grace  Parish 20 

Vestrymen  of  Grace  Parish 21 

Treasurers  of  Grace  Parish 24 

Clerks  of  Vestry 24 

Historical  Notes  25 

Rectorship  of  C.  E.  Swope,  D.  D 25 

Rectorship  of  Louis  L.  Noble 26 

Rectorship  of  J.  W.  Clark 27 

Rectorship  of  Clinton  Locke,  D.  D 28 

Rectorship  of  Ernest  M.  Stires,  D.  D 32 

Rectorship  of  Wm.  O.  Waters,  D.  D 33 

Organization 

Corporation 37 

Staff 39 

Organizations  in  the  Parish 40 

. i Statistics  , 

Parish  Records  49 

Receipts 52 

Disbursements  53 

For  Parochial  Objects 53 


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For  Diocesan  Objects 55 

For  Extra  Diocesan  Objects 68 

Summary  of  Disbursements 75 

I'he  Endowment 

History  of  the  Endowment 79 

The  Funds 83 

Form  of  Bequest 90 

The  Property 

Property  of  Grace  Parish 93 

Grace  Church 94 

Memorials  in  Grace  Church 95 

Memorial  Tablets  in  Grace  Church 105 

Grace  Memorial  Chapel 106 

Grace  Church  Parish  House 109 

The  Services 

Hours  of  Service 113 

All  Angels’  Mission 113 

Lenten  Services  114 

Office  Hours 115 

Parish  House  Activities 116 

Stated  Offerings 118 

The  Choir 119 

The  Choir  Camp 122 

The  Altar  Guild 125 

Educational  Work 

The  Sunday  School 129 

Grace  Church  Bible  Institute 134 


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The  Kindergarten 136 

Grace  Church  Summer  Kindergarten 139 

The  Industrial  School 143 

The  Library 146 

Missionary  Work 

Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew 151 

Grace  Church  Men’s  Council 154 

Daughters  of  the  King 157 

Grace  Church  Visitor 160 

Woman’s  Auxiliary 161 

Junior  Auxiliary 163 

The  Sisters  of  Bethany 165 

Linen  Committee  of  St.  Luke’s  Hospital 168 

Helpful  Hands^  Guild 169 

Church  Periodical  Club 171 

Philanthropic  Work 

Work  Among  the  Down-and-Out 175 

Guild  of  Mercy 180 

The  Wardrobe 182 

Social  Work 

The  Men’s  Club 185 

Girls’  Friendly  Society 187 

The  Young  Women’s  Club 191 

Our  Neighborhood  193 

Neighborhood  Women’s  Club 198 

The  Neighborhood  Girls’  Club 200 

Junior  Daughters  of  the  King 202 

Ruth  Girls’  Club 204 

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The  Little  Workers’  Guild 205 

The  Story  Hour. 206 

The  Boys’  Clubs 207 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club 210 

Spalding-Browns  Indoor  Baseball  Club 212 

Shortall  Athletic  Club 212 

Wabash  Athletic  Club 213 

Haven-Juniors  Boys’  Club 213 

Wabash- Juniors  Boys’  Club 214 

Roof  Garden 215 

Grace  Church  Summer  Home 216 

Index  219 


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Opposite  Page 

Grace  Church 3 

Grace  Memorial  Chapel 106 

Grace  Memorial  Chapel — The  Chancel 108 

The  Sunday  School — Christmas  Festival 131 

The  Kindergarten  137 

The  Industrial  School 144 

The  Library — A Friday  Afternoon 147 

Girls’  Friendly  Society — Holiday  House 189 

A ‘Tittle  Mother” 195 

Neighborhood  Women’s  Club 199 

Neighborhood  Girls’  Club 200 

Sewing  School  202 

Girls’  Club — Outing  at  Brookfield 202 

Girls’  Club — Outing  at  Salt  Creek 205 

The  Story  Hour 206 

The  Story  Hour  for  Hospital  Tots 207 

Billiard  Room 209 

“Paper”- Weight  Basket  Ball  Team 211 

Some  Members  of  the  Boys’  Clubs 213 

Grace  Church  Summer  Home 218 


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“ Where  There  is  No  Vision 
the  People  Perish.  ” 

— Prov.  29:18. 


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3ntrobuttori>  g>tatement 

The  Rectors  of  Grace  Parish  have  not  deemed  it  necessary 
to  issue  year  books  annually.  Dr.  Locke  prepared  in  1876  a 
Directory  of  the  Parish,  containing  a short  history  of  the 
Church  and  a list  of  the  pew-holders.  Dr.  Stires  issued  the 
First  Annual  Year  Book  of  the  Parish  in  1896,  containing 
more  detailed  data  of  the  history  of  the  Parish  and  a review  of 
the  activities  then  going  on  in  Grace  Church. 

It  is  as  yet  not  the  intention  of  the  Rector  and  Vestry  to 
issue  annual  year  books,  but  on  February  15,  1913,  ten  years 
of  the  present  rectorship  have  been  completed.  It  has  been 
thought  expedient,  therefore,  to  review  the  work  accomplished 
during  that  priod,  and  to  consider  our  achievements  as  well 
as  our  shortcomings,  in  order  that  a survey  may  be  taken  of 
present  conditions,  and  plans  laid  out  for  intelligent,  pro- 
gressive work,  along  the  lines  already  begun,  or  in  new  chan- 
nels as  opportunities  and  need  may  demand  from  time  to  time. 

The  Year  Book,  I hope,  will  give  a fair  resume  of  the 
work  performed  during  the  past  ten  years.  It  will  also  bring 
out  the  aspirations  which  have  been  in  the  mind  of  the  Rector 
and  his  workers  in  the  Parish  and  which  we  have  striven  to 
materialize. 

Something  has  been  accomplished  during  these  ten  years. 
The  campaign  for  the  endowment  of  the  Parish,  which  was 


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started  shortly  after  the  beginning  of  the  present  rectorship, 
has  met  with  gratifying  success.  It  is  as  yet  far  from  what 
we  need  or  expect  to  accomplish,  but  it  is  large  enough  to 
insure  the  permanency  of  Grace  Church  as  a down-town  insti- 
tution, and  as  an  important  factor  in  the  city’s  religious,  civic 
and  moral  life.  Without  this  endowment,  and  with  the  numerous 
removals,  by  death  or  otherwise,  of  our  church  families,  Grace 
Parish  would  be  struggling  for  its  very  existence.  The  sur- 
roundings of  the  church  have  become  such  as  to  exclude  any 
hope  of  financial  support  from  this  new  population — it  places, 
on  the  contrary,  new  and  manifold  burdens  on  the  Parish, 
but,  for  all  this,  unequaled  opportunities  to  do  the  Master’s 
work  in  the  center  of  this  great  cosmopolitan  city.  With  the 
endowment  we  are  able,  if  not  to  meet  all  the  demands  crying 
for  assistance,  at  least  to  keep  our  church  open,  continue  its 
ministrations,  proclaim  the  everlasting  message  of  God’s  fath- 
erhood and  man’s  brotherhood,  and  tell  the  stranger  at  our 
door  that  he  is  our  brother  whom  we  earnestly  desire  to  help. 
The  fact  that  the  vestry  is  enabled  to  meet  the  expenses  of 
the  Parish  promptly  and  the  clergy  able  to  open  up  new  ave- 
nues of  work,  compels  our  sincere  gratitude.  This  accomplish- 
ment, I am  sure,  is  a source  of  great  satisfaction  to  parish- 
ioners and  friends  of  Grace  Church. 

Grace  Memorial  Chapel  is  another  source  of  satisfaction. 
The  location  of  Grace  Church  makes  it  imperative  that  her 
doors  should  always  be  open  and  the  Church’s  message  ex- 
tended from  early  to  late  to  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men. 
The  generous  gift  of  the  chapel,  and  the  readiness  to  provide 
for  its  daily  ministrations  has  provided  the  Parish  with  the 
equipment  to  discharge  one  of  its  most  sacred  duties,  required 
by  God  and  humanity  alike. 


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The  fitting  up  of  the  Parish  House  and  the  opening  of 
the  Gymnasium  and  the  Reading  Room,  has  enabled  the  Par- 
ish to  provide  refuge,  in  some  measure  at  least,  for  the  children 
and  the  youths  on  the  streets  of  the  neighborhood.  Already 
the  good  results  of  this  work  are  abundantly  evident  and  no 
one  versed  in  the  conditions  of  modern  city  life  can  doubt 
the  wisdom  of  this  undertaking  or  the  blessing  that  surely 
must  follow. 

That  Grace  Parish  is  able  to  continue  and  even  to  have 
increased  its  usefulness  in  missionary  work  both  in  the  diocese 
and  in  the  Church  at  large,  prompts  our  gratitude  and  ought  to 
stir  every  man,  woman  and  child  to  greater  endeavors  and 
larger  results. 

The  Year  Book  is  sent  out  to  give  as  accurate  a view  as 
possible  of  the  work  done  during  the  past  decade  and  the  con- 
ditions of  our  work  at  the  present.  I am  sure  I am  not  asking 
too  much  when  I request  every  parishioner  to  study  its  con- 
tents carefully.  Such  a study  cannot  but  stimulate  interest 
and  call  forth  renewed  activities. 

We  intend,  by  no  means,  to  rest  on  the  laurels  of  past 
achievements.  Grace  Church  has  but  begun  its  greater  work. 
We  must  go  forward.  Grace  Church  is  rapidly  passing  from 
a parochial  to  an  institutional  church.  We  are  no  longer 
accountable  only  to  the  Parish ; we  must  also  reckon  with  the 
people  of  the  city  at  large  and  give  an  account  of  our  stew- 
ardship in  its  behalf.  But  that  means  also  that  business  men 
of  the  city  should  come  to  the  assistance  of  Grace  Church 
parishioners  for  the  extension  of  our  Church  activities.  And 
this  will  be  done,  must  be  done,  if  the  Parish  keeps  abreast  of 
its  greater  opportunities  and  entailed  duties  and  is  able  to  tell 
plainly  its  needs  and  place  them  intelligently  before  the  enlight- 
ened and  philanthropic  men  of  our  community. 


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What  do  we  need?  Scrutinize  the  reports  given  in  the 
divers  departments  of  our  activities;  assume  that  we  have 
provided  and  are  providing  for  the  continuance  of  our  beau- 
tiful services  and  feel  satisfied  with  our  choir,  justly  a pride  to 
parish  and  city,  thanks  to  our  efficient  choir-master.  Thank 
God  for  that,  and  pass  on  to  the  other  departments. 

In  our  work  of  religious  education  we  need,  we  must 
have,  an  uplift.  Our  Sunday  School  must  be  equipped  to  meet 
modern  demands.  Other  religious  bodies  engage  trained  Sun- 
day School  teachers  and  pay  for  their  services.  They  know 
that  then  only  will  they  secure  satisfactory  work. 

This  winter  we  have  inaugurated  a Bible  Institute  for  the 
instruction  of  elder  people.  It  is  as  yet  in  its  infancy.  It  has 
so  far  met  a hearty  response.  It  has  shown  that  there  is  a 
profound  need  of  such  work  among  all  classes  of  people,  and 
that  they  are  willing  and  ready  to  listen  and  learn  if  the  oppor- 
tunity is  properly  presented.  Grace  Church  Bible  Institute 
must  be  developed.  The  home  no  longer  cares  for  the  religious 
instruction  of  the  children ; our  public  schools  neglect  it  sadly. 
Men  and  women  are  greatly  in  need  of  an  opportunity  for  an 
intelligent  study  of  the  Word  of  God  and  the  history  and 
tenets  of  Christianity.  If  the  Church  does  not  provide  proper 
and  solid  instruction  it  will  lose  its  hold  on  men,  and  darkness 
will  envelop  the  people. 

There  is  no  end  to  the  good  work  Grace  Church  can  do. 
She  should  have  her  industrial  center  on  the  great  West  Side, 
with  its  kindergarten,  sewing  school,  domestic  science  classes, 
all  carried  on  in  the  name  of  Christ.  She  should  have  her 
summer  home  in  the  country  or  across  the  lake  for  fresh  air 
recruits  from  the  congested,  hot  and  noisy  districts  of  the  city. 
She  should  have  a new  fireproof  parish  house,  well  equipped 
and  better  adapted  for  her  future  work,  with  quarters  for  one 


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or  more  assistants  who  can  be  easily  reached  by  anyone  in  need 
night  or  day.  She  should  double  her  stafif  of  workers,  sending 
_ them  out  into  the  highways  and  byways,  in  all  directions. 

All  this  of  course  means  increased  expense  and  increased 
endowments  to  provide  for  such  expense.  But  a work  that 
is  worth  doing  at  all  is  worth  doing  with  all  one’s  might.  Let 
no  member  of  this  congregation  ever  feel  that  his  or  her  work 
is  ended,  that  he  has  done  enough. 

We  know  that  all  these  needs  will  be  met  some  day,  in 
some  way.  They  ought  to  be  met  today,  promptly  and  effi- 
ciently. Study  these  questions  which  now  confront  Grace 
Parish ; study  them  prayerfully  and  intelligently ; consult 
yourself,  consult  God  in  behalf  of  his  redeemed  but  unfor- 
tunate children,  and  then  consult  your  Rector  about  what  you 
are  able  and  ready  to  do  for  the  progress  of  Grace  Parish. 

The  figures  given  in  the  section  on  Statistics  cover  the 
ten-year  period  ending  May  1,  1912.  Unsatisfactory  as  num- 
bers are  in  giving  faithful  pictures  of  life  and  activity,  they 
will  convey  a fairly  correct  impression  of  the  work  performed 
during  the  decade  just  passed.  They  tell  graphically,  among 
other  interesting  data,  the  story  that  Grace  Parish  has  given 
during  this  period  more  than  $194,000.00  for  the  cause  of 
Missions,  while  it  has  expended  less  than  $190,000.00  for  its 
own  current  expenses,  including  salaries,  music,  repairs,  sun- 
dries, etc.  That  is  as  it  ought  to  be,  and  we  hope  that  Grace 
Church  will  live  up  to  its  honorable  record  and  continue  the 
leader  in  good  works.  The  amounts  given  for  Missions 
through  the  Parish  treasurer  and  the  various  societies  will  be 
found  to  exceed  twenty-six  per  cent  of  the  contributions  given 
by  the  Diocese  of  Chicago  during  this  decade,  and  our 
Woman’s  Auxiliary  and  kindred  organizations  have  even  ex- 
ceeded this  by  contributing  more  than  thirty-eight  per  cent 


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of  the  offerings  for  Missions  as  reported  through  the  Diocesan 
Branch  of  the  Auxiliary. 

The  figures  accompanying  most  of  the  other  reports  com- 
prise only  last  year  or  the  last  two  years  as  the  case  may 
be.  In  these  instances  the  purpose  has  been  to  present  the 
present  condition  of  each  activity. 

In  bringing  this  Introductory  Statement  to  a close,  may 
I extend  my  sincere  thanks  to  all  the  faithful  parishioners 
and  friends  of  Grace  Parish  and  to  its  vestry,  for  their  noble 
assistance  and  co-operation  during  these  ten  years.  May  God 
grant  that  we  achieve  still  larger  results  during  the  coming 
decade. 

William  Otis  Waters. 

Chicago,  the  fifteenth  day  of  February,  1913. 


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3^ectors{  of  (grace  ^arisJfj 

Cornelius  E.  Swope,  D.  D.,  1851-54. 
Louis  L.  Noble,  1854-55. 

John  W.  Clark,  1856-59. 

Clinton  Locke,  D.D.,  1859-95. 

Ernest  M.  Stires,  D.D.,  1895-1901. 
William  Otis  Waters,  D.D.,  1903-. 


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l^arliensi  of  (State  ^artisi) 

Senior  OTarbeng 

Dr.  Henry  Ritchie 1851-1853 

J.  W.  Chickering 1854-1856 

Jos.  Taber 1857 

H.  W.  Hinsdale 1861-1868 

Hibbard  Porter  1869-1872 

Henry  Keep  1873 

Moses  Gunn  1874-1876 

A.  Tracy  Lay 1877-1884 

Abram  Williams 1885-1896 

Edwin  Walker  1897-1901 

Edward  P.  Bailey 1902- 

Jfuitior  OTarbeng 

Jeremiah  Duncan 1851-1853 

H.  W.  Zimmerman 1854-1856 

Robert  L.  Fabian  1859 

William  Gold  Hibbard 1861-1872 

Henry  C.  Ranney 1873 

A.  Tracy  Lay 1875-1876 

L.  B.  Otis 1877-1878 

A.  H.  Bigelow 1879-1883 

Abram  Williams  1884 

Edwin  Walker  1885-1896 

Edward  P.  Bailey 1897-1901 

John  H.  S.  Quick 1902- 

* The  records  of  the  Parish  during  the  period  of  1851  to  1866  are 
incomplete;  otherwise  the  data  contained  in  this  section  we  believe  to 
be  accurate. 


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^estrpmen  of  (grate  ^aritrt) 

J.  W.  Chickening 1851-1853 

David  S.  Lee * 1851-1856 

Caleb  Morgan  1851 

L.  H.  Osburn. 1851 

H.  W.  Zimmerman 1851-1853 

Tolman  Wheeler  1851-1853 

Thomas  B.  Fenton 1851-1853 

F.  S.  Fitch 1853-1854 

L.  S.  Warner 1853-1854 

Dr.  John  Brinkerhoff 1854-1856 

Lounsbury 1854 

Dr.  Henry  Ritchie 1854-1856 

George  A.  Meech 1854-1856 

A.  E.  Neely 1855 

H.  Park  1855 

W.  W.  Sallonstale 1856 

J.  M.  Loomis 1859 

Robert  Gilmore  1859 

Jerry  Nottingham  1859 

Henry  W.  Hinsdale.... 1859 

William  G.  Hibbard 1859 

August  Taber 1859 

J.  S.  Taber 1859 


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E.  T.  Lawrence 

W.  J.  Kay 

B.  F.  Haddock 

W.  T.  Hancock 

W.  F.  Collbaugh.... 

L.  B.  Sidney 

George  S.  Bowen... 
Hibbard  Porter  ... 

H.  C.  Ranney 

A.  A.  Bigelow 

J.  B.  Mayo 

Martin  Andrews  ... 

Henry  Keep  

A.  Tracy  Lay 

Janies  Morgan 

Moses  Gunn,  M.  D. . 

Samuel  Powell 

John  L.  Peck 

William  G.  Hibbard 

L.  B.  Otis 

M.  S.  Kingsland . . . 
Thos.  D.  Snyder . . . , 

Alfred  Ray 

G.  Henry  Wheeler. 

N.  K.  Fairbank. . . . . 
A.  G.  Van  Schaick. 

A.  H.  Bigelow 

E.  B.  Myers 

Edwin  Walker  . . . . 

D.  H.  Denton 

Abram  Williams  . . . 
Chas.  W.  Drew . . . . 
John  H.  S.  Quick.. 


1867-1871;  1875 

1867-1870 

1867-1871 

1867-1869 

1867-1869 

1867-1869 

1867-1869 

1867-1868 

1867;  1872 

1868- 1870;  1874-1876 

1869- 1872;  1885-1895 

1870-1874 

1870-1872 

1870-1873 

1871 

1871-1872 

1872-1874;  1877-1888 
1872-1875;  1877-1879 

1873-1874 

1873-1876 

1873-1874;  1877 

1873 

1874-1876 

1875-1877 

1875 

1875- 1876;  1882-1885 

1876 

1876-1878 

1876- 1879;  1881-1884 
1876-1878;  1884-1889 

1877-1883 

1878-1879;  1890-1891 
1878-1880;  1886-1901 


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George  Buck,  M.  D. . 

V.  Watkins  

J.  A.  Markley 

F.  C.  Smith 

A.  J.  Leilte 

X.  L.  Otis 

E.  Pendleton 

A.  Hayden  

Robert  B.  Gregory, . . 

J.  W.  Preston 

J.  J.  McDermid 

P.  C.  Hanford 

P.  K.  Hamilton 

F.  B.  Tuttle 

Wm.  R.  Stirling 

Edward  P.  Bailey. . . 

C.  W.  Brega 

J.  A.  Cassidy 

F.  F.  Ainsworth .... 
William  P.  Wright. . , 

J.  K.  Robinson 

R.  Floyd  Clinch 

Jesse  Spalding  

Chas.  H.  ReQua 

James  W.  D.  Kelley. 
Albert  Sprague,  2nd 
Stanley  Field  

W.  D.  Oliver 

Edward  L.  Pollock.. 

Geo.  H.  Ingalls 

Harold  C.  Smith 


1879-1880 

1879 

1879 

1880-1884 

1880-1881 

1880-1883 

1880-1885 

1880-1882 

1881;  1888- 

1882 

1883-1887 

1883-1885 

1884-1887 

1885-1904 

1886-1887 

1886-1896 

1888-1891 

1888-1899 

1892- 

1892-1898;  1901- 

1896-1900 

1897-1905 

1899-1903 

1900-1907;  1911- 

1903- 

1904-1908 

1906-1909 

1907-1910 

1908- 

1909- 

1910- 


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Ccea^urersi  of  ^race  ^arisifi 


J.  W.  Chickering 1851-1853 

F.  S.  Fitch 1854 

Samuel  Powell  1867-1873 

E.  F,  Lawrence 1873-1874 

A.  G.  Van  Schaick 1875-1878 

Abram  Williams  1879-1884 

D.  H.  Denton 1885;  1889 

F.  B.  Tuttle 1886-1888 

J.  A.  Cassidy 1890-1899 

Chas.  H.  ReQua 1900-1903 

James  W.  D.  Kelley ....1904- 


Cletfe0  of  I?e0trp  of  (Sitace  pariofi 


Thomas  B.  Penton 

L.  S.  Warner 

W.  T.  Hancock . . . 

W.  S.  Keith 

Chas.  D.  Folsom.. 
O.  K.  Johnson. . . . 

F.  C.  Smith 

R.  W.  Springer . . . 

F.  B.  Tuttle 

William  P.  Wright 


1851-1853 

1854 

1867-1869 

1871-1873 

1874-1878 

1879;  1881-1885 

1880 

1886-1887 

1888-1904 

1905- 


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^isitortcal  Notes 

Hectot0|)ip  of  Corneltu0  OB*  ^toope,  D«  D* 

1851-1854 

Grace  Parish  was  organized  on  the  nineteenth  day  of 
May,  1851.  The  primary  motive  for  this  organization  was  a 
keen  dissatisfaction  on  the  part  of  some  members  of  Trinity 
Church,  who  insisted  upon  a more  orderly  service.  Finding 
that  their  demands  were  not  to  be  heeded,  they  and  the  rector 
of  Trinity  Church  withdrew  and  organized  Grace  Parish. 

The  first  officers  of  the  Parish  were  Dr.  Henry  Ritchie, 
Senior  Warden;  Jeremiah  Duncan,  Junior  Warden;  J.  W. 
Chickering,  David  S.  Lee,  Caleb  Morgan,  L.  H.  Osburn,  H. 
W.  Zimmerman,  Tolman  Wheeler,  and  Thomas  B.  Preston, 
Vestrymen. 

The  Rev.  Cornelius  E.  Swope  was  invited  to  become  the 
first  rector  of  the  Parish.  He  accepted  the  call  and  took  charge 
of  the  Parish  in  1851. 

A lot  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Dearborn  and  Madison 
streets  was  leased  and  a frame  church  was  built,  holding  about 
two  hundred  people.  The  next  year  the  debt  for  the  building 
was  paid  and  the  church  was  consecrated  by  Bishop  White- 
house  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  November,  1852, 


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i^ectorsifjip  of  Houisi  H.  J^oble 

1854-1855 

Dr.  Swope  resigned  his  rectorship  in  May,  1854,  and  the 
Rev.  Louis  L.  Noble  became  Rector  of  the  Parish  on  the  twenty- 
fifth  day  of  June,  1854.  This  rectorship  was  very  short,  last- 
ing only  for  one  year,  and  the  Rev.  John  McNamara  was 
called  to  take  temporary  charge  of  the  Parish  during  the  va- 
cancy which  lasted  for  a whole  year. 


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Kectorsfjip  of  3fol)n  m*  Clark 

1856-1859 


The  Rev.  John  W.  Clark  was  called  to  the  rectorship  of 
Grace  Parish  on  the  ninth  day  of  June,  1856.  His  first  en- 
deavor was  to  find  a more  suitable  location  for  the  church 
and  in  the  month  of  August  of  that  year  a lot  on  the  north- 
west corner  of  Peck  Court  and  Wabash  Avenue  was  secured 
at  the  cost  of  $18,000.  The  old  church  building  was  moved 
to  this  site  and  enlarged  so  as  to  give  space  for  forty  addi- 
tional pews.  This  location  was  considered  very  far  south  in 
those  days  and  the  wisdom  of  the  vestry  in  removing  the 
church  so  far  south  from  the  center  of  the  city  was  questioned 
frequently  and  severely  criticized. 

This  criticism  was  silenced,  however,  by  the  rapid  growth 
of  the  city  and  the  increased  attendance  at  the  church,  and 
two  years  later,  in  1858,  it  became  necessary  to  build  a little 
chapel,  20x40,  on  the  rear  of  the  lot  for  the  accommodation 
of  the  congregation.  Less  than  a year  after  this  event,  on  the 
twelfth  day  of  June,  1859,  Rev.  Mr.  Clark  resigned  his  rector- 
ship. 


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Hectot0|)ip  of  Clinton  Locke,  D. 

1859-1895. 

The  Rev.  Clinton  Locke  accepted  a call  to  the  rectorship 
of  Grace  Parish  on  the  first  day  of  August,  1859.  The  com- 
municants numbered  at  that  time  about  eighty.  The  finances 
of  the  Parish  were  greatly  entangled,  but  Dr.  Locke  managed 
to  pay  the  most  pressing  bills  and  soon  a steady  progress  on 
several  lines  of  church  work  rewarded  his  zeal  and  endeavors. 

In  the  summer  of  1863  a handsome  parsonage  was  erected 
on  the  rear  of  the  church  in  place  of  the  chapel,  and  in  the 
following  year,  July,  1864,  the  church  was  enlarged  so  as  to 
accommodate  about  seven  hundred  people.  In  the  meantime 
the  communicants  had  increased  to  about  two  hundred  and 
fifty  and  the  Sunday  School  was  reported  to  be  in  a flourishing 
condition. 

By  the  year  1867  the  city  had  grown  so  far  toward  the 
south  that  the  church  was  no  longer  located  in  the  outskirts. 
On  the  contrary  the  rector  was  confronted  by  the  problem  of 
the  formation  of  a new  parish  only  a few  blocks  further  south. 
Though  meeting  with  strong  opposition  the  ultimatum  of  the 
rector,  ‘‘a  new  church  or  a new  rector,’’  forced  the  vestry  to 
act,  and  in  the  month  of  July,  1867,  a lot,  85x172,  the  present 
site,  was  secured  on  Wabash  Avenue  between  Fourteenth  and 
Fifteenth  streets. 


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Ground  was  broken  and  the  erection  of  the  present  church 
was  begun  in  the  month  of  April,  1868.  The  old  church  was 
sold  for  the  sum  of  $37,500,  and  with  this  money,  augmented 
by  subscriptions  and  a large  loan,  the  church  building  was 
finished  and  our  stately  temple  was  opened  for  divine  service 
on  Easter  Day,  1869,  Bishop  Beckwith  of  Georgia  being  the 
preacher.  On  the  following  day  pews  were  sold  to  the  amount 
of  $64,000  and  the  remaining  pews  were  rented  for  almost 
$15,000,  which  constituted  then  the  largest  income  of  any 
church  in  the  city  of  Chicago. 

During  the  year  1874  some  $15,000  were  paid  on  the  debt, 
leaving  a bonded  debt  of  $25,000  and  a floating  debt  of  about 
$5,000.  The  following  year  became  one  of  great  distress  in 
the  financial  world  and  the  Parish  lagged  behind  even  in  pay- 
ing the  interest.  During  the  next  year,  1876,  a severe  tornado 
swept  over  the  city,  blowing  down  the  steeple  and  crushing 
one  side  of  the  church,  which  was  saved  from  utter  ruin  only 
through  its  strong  trusses.  Still,  the  Parish  lost^not  courage, 
nor  any  time  in  repairing  the  damage,  and  in  the  month  of 
June,  the  same  year,  the  church  was  again  opened  for  divine 
service. 

In  the  year  1879  the  crusade  to  pay  off  the  debt  was  taken 
up  in  earnest  and  this  effort  culminated  in  victory  on  Easter 
day,  1884,  when  the  entire  debt  was  paid  off.  This  effort 
had  also  accomplished  another  result,  for  in  the  year  1882 
twenty-two  feet  of  ground  were  secured  along  the  north  line 
of  the  church  lot  that  the  light  might  not  be  shut  off  from 
the  church  by  new  buildings  which  were  then  to  be  erected 
close  to  it.  During  the  summer  of  1884  the  church  was  re- 
decorated and  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  October  of  that  year 
it  was  solemnly  set  aside  for  its  sacred  ministration  by  Bishop 
McLaren.  At  the  evening  service  of  that  day  the  vested  choir 
sang  in  the  church  for  the  first  time.  It  was  as  yet  only 


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an  evening  affair,  but  on  the  first  Sunday  of  January,  1886,  it 
was  permitted  to  appear  at  the  morning  services  as  well. 

From  the  year  1883  onward  the  members  of  the  Parish 
began  to  remember  the  church  with  gifts  and  costly  ornaments. 
The  altar  cross  was  given  in  the  year  1883  in  memory  of  George 
Plant  Locke,  and  the  choir  rail  in  memory  of  Willard  Earl 
Walker.  At  Christmas,  1889,  the  present  Senior  Warden,  Mr. 
Edward  P.  Bailey,  donated  the  eagle  lecturn.  In  the  following 
year  a rectory,  still  occupied  by  Mrs.  Locke,  was  purchased 
at  2825  Indiana  Avenue  for  the  sum  of  $17,500.  During  the 
year  1891  our  beautiful  marble  altar  was  erected  by  Mrs. 
Julia  Denton  in  memory  of  her  husband  and  the  floor  of  the 
sanctuary  was  paved  with  exquisite  mosaic  by  the  vestry  and 
Mr.  A.  Tracy  Lay.  The  building  of  the  Parish  House  was 
begun  during  the  same  year  and  finished  in  the  month  of 
November,  extending  105  feet  along  the  north  line  of  the 
church  lot  at  a width  of  25  to  50  feet.  Mrs.  Sylvester  Thayer 
erected  the  marble  Credence  Table,  Mr.  Chauncey  Bowen  gave 
the  font,  and  the  stained  windows  were  gifts  from  the  Porter 
family,  William  G.  Hibbard,  Mrs.  Brinkerhoff  and  Mrs.  Sher- 
man. The  family  of  John  Carter  gave  the  Bishop^s  chair  and 
Mrs.  Fairbank  presented  the  altar  vases  and  lights. 

It  was  Dr.  Locke,  assisted  by  the  parishioners  of  Grace 
Church,  who  founded  St.  Luke’s  Hospital,  now  the  pride  of 
the  whole  city,  a blessing  to  the  past  generation  and  a monu- 
ment of  mercy,  love,  and  help  for  ages  to  come.  And  Grace 
Church  not  only  founded  this  hospital  but  nursed  its  growth 
and  has  always  been  ready  to  contribute  the  larger  share  for 
its  maintenance  and  development  until  it,  through  gifts  and 
bequests,  has  become  amply  able  to  care  for  its  own  needs. 


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In  the  month  of  November,  1893,  Dr.  Locke  was  granted 
a year's  leave  of  absence  for  the  purpose  of  seeking  relief 
from  a severe  affection  of  his  throat.  The  Rev.  Ernest  M. 
Stires  was  called  to  take  charge  of  the  Parish  in  the  mean- 
time. The  Rector's  hope  for  recovery  was  frustrated,  however, 
and  in  the  month  of  February,  1895,  he  sent  his  resignation 
to  the  vestry  to  take  effect  at  Easter  of  that  year.  The  vestry 
accepted  his  resignation  with  great  reluctance  at  the  annual 
meeting  on  Easter  Monday.  Thus  terminated  a successful  and 
blessed  rectorship  of  more  than  thirty-five  years. 


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Eectot0t)ip  of  (ZBtne0t  ^Hre0, 

1895-1901 

On  Tuesday  in  Easter  week,  1895,  the  Rev.  Ernest  M. 
Stires  was  elected  to  the  rectorship  of  Grace  Parish,  which 
election  was  accepted  on  the  following  twenty-first  day  of 
April.  During  this  rectorship  the  Parish  work  kept  on  develop- 
ing in  a prosperous  manner.  The  indebtedness  for  the  Parish 
House,  amounting  to  $15,000,  was  paid  at  Easter,  1896,  and 
many  new  gifts  and  memorials  were  added  to  the  adornment 
of  the  church.  Mr.  F.  B.  Tuttle  presented  the  offertory  plates 
and  one  of  the  prayer  desks  was  given  in  memory  of  Lilian 
Buckingham.  The  sanctuary  tablet  representing  the  Lord’s 
Supper  was  given  in  memory  of  Desdemona  Walker  and  Alma 
Louise  Kimball,  and  the  altar  rail  in  memory  of  Susan  D. 
Lay  and  Margaret  A.  Smith. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jesse  Spalding  presented  our  magnificent 
organ,  valued  at  $15,000,  in  memory  of  their  sons,  John 
Spalding  and  Robert  L.  Spalding,  and  Mr.  R.  Floyd  Clinch 
gave  the  chimes  in  the  tower  in  memory  of  Margaret  Lay. 

On  February  24,  1900,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Charles  P.  Anderson, 
D.  D.,  was  consecrated  Bishop  Coadjutor  of  the  Diocese  of 
Chicago  in  Grace  Church. 

In  the  summer  of  1901  Dr.  Stires  received  a call  to  St. 
Thomas’s  Parish,  New  York  City.  This  call  he  accepted  and 
left  Grace  Church  early  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  In  the  in- 
terim between  this  and  the  following  rectorships  both  the  organ 
and  the  chimes  were  installed  for  their  sacred  uses. 


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iaectot!8if)tp  of  (DQilUam  iSDtio  Olateto,  D.  D. 

1903- 

The  present  rector  was  called  to  Grace  Church  early  in 
the  year  1903  and  entered  upon  his  duties  on  the  following 
fifteenth  day  of  February.  During  the  vacancy,  the  services 
had  been  maintained  in  their  former  order,  but  pew  rents  and 
offerings  were  no  longer  sufficient  to  cover  the  expenses  of 
the  Parish.  To  meet  this  condition  the  rector  evolved  a plan 
for  the  endowment  of  the  Parish,  which  was  presented  from 
the  pulpit  on  the  first  Sunday  of  November,  1903.  His  plan 
met  a ready  response  and  on  Easter  Day,  1904,  the  endowment 
of  the  Parish  was  begun,  which  has  resulted  up  to  date  in  the 
investment  of  an  Endowment  Fund  of  approximately  $200,000 
and  the  income  from  the  Elizabeth  Ann  Straut  bequest. 

During  the  year  1906  Mrs.  Lydia  B.  Hibbard  erected  the 
chapel  on  the  north  side  of  the  church  in  memory  of  her  hus- 
band, William  Gold  Hibbard.  This  beautiful  memorial  has 
made  it  possible  for  Grace  Parish  to  maintain  daily  services 
and  an  open  church,  inviting  parishioners  and  passers-by  to 
rest  and  prayer  in  the  House  of  God.  The  organ  of  the  chapel 
was  presented  in  memory  of  Grace  Elizabeth  Gregory. 

Another  prayer  desk,  an  exact  replica  of  the  former  one, 
was  given  in  memory  of  William  Gold  Hibbard.  In  the  sum- 
mer of  1906  the  aisles  of  the  church  and  the  choir  were  paved 
with  tiling. 

The  Sisters  of  Bethany  endowed  in  1907-1908  a bed  in 
St.  Luke’s  Hospital  and  Grace  Parish  has  continued  her  un- 
abated interest  in  the  welfare  of  this  worthy  institution. 

Through  the  kindness  of  parishioners  and  friends  the 


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Parish  House  has  been  equipped  for  institutional  work,  includ- 
ing  a gymnasium,  library,  billiard  and  reading  rooms.  Kinder- 
garten work  has  been  organized  on  the  third  floor  of  the  Parish 
House  and  large  classes  of  children  meet  there  daily  and  reg- 
ularly. 

The  floating  indebtedness,  a part  of  which  was  inherited 
by  the  present  rectorship,  has  been  paid  off  and  though  our 
current  expenses  both  for  parochial  and  diocesan  purposes  are 
larger  than  ever  the  parish  has  become  able  to  meet  them 
promptly  and  inaugurate  new  activities  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Parish  and  the  neighborhood  from  year  to  year. 

On  December  27,  1911,  the  Rt.  Rev.  W.  E.  Toll,  D.  D.,  was 
consecrated  Bishop  Suffragan  of  the  Diocese  of  Chicago  in 
Grace  Church, 


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(I^rsan^atton 


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Corporation 


Kectot 

William  Otis  Waters,  D.  D. 


Edward  P.  Bailey 

John  H.  S.  Quick 

Robert  B.  Gregory 

l^e0ttpmen 

F.  F.  Ainsworth 

James  W.  D.  Kelley 

William  P.  Wright 

Geo.  H.  Ingalls 

Edward  L.  Pollock 

Charles  H.  ReQua 

Harold  C.  Smith 

Ctea0utet 

James  W.  D.  Kelley 

Room  900,  167  West  Washington  Street 

Cletb  of  tfte 

William  P.  Wright 

128  East  Thirty-First  Street 


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Committees!  ot  t{)e  l^eotep 


finance: 

Edward  P.  Bailey  John  H.  S.  Quick 

James  W.  D.  Kelley 

MUSIC 

Robert  B.  Gregory  William  P.  Wright 

Edward  L.  Pollock 


ushe:rin6 

Edward  P.  Bailey  John  H.  S.  Quick 


kndowme:nt  investment 

Edward  P.  Bailey  Charles  H.  ReQua 

William  G.  Hibbard,  Jr.  Geo.  H.  Ingalls 

Harold  C.  Smith 


HOUSE  COMMITTEE 

F.  F.  Ainsworth 


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^taff 


►I-* 

Kectot 

The  Rev.  William  Otis  Waters,  D.  D. 
2001  Prairie  Avenue 

as$fs!tant  Ptie0t 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter,  B.  D. 
4453  Lake  Avenue 

d^rganisit  anb  Cfjoirmasiter 

Harrison  M.  Wild 

^ectetatp  to  tfte  laectot 

Frances  Haven 

JLap  cajotbet 

Anna  Novak 

l^inbergattner 

V.  Oma  Grace 

Heston 

Mackenzie  Roane 
3809  Wabash  Avenue 

a00i0tant  Sexton 

Jules  Narcisse 


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C^tSAni^tiottiC  in  tije  $an?i) 


■i- 

estate  CIbutef)  Ct)oit 

Organist  and  Choirmaster 
Harrison  M.  Wild 

Rehearsals — Boys,  Tuesdays,  4:30  p.  m.;  full  choir,  Fri- 
days, 7 :30  p.  M. 


Cfioit  I^e0tment  Committee 

Nannette  K.  Beeman  Mrs.  Wm.  E.  Johnson 

Cfte  aitat  d5uU0 

Secretary  and  Treasurer 
ZuLA  Campbell 

Meets  first  Thursday  at  10:00  a.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 


C0e  ^unDap  ^c0ool 

Superintendent 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter^  B.  D. 

Meets  every  Sunday  in  the  Parish  House  at  9 :30  a.  m. 


Hectot’0  IBilile  anO  Cfturcf)  ^i0torp  Cla$0 

Meets  every  Friday  at  8:00  p.  m.  (October  to  May). 


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(25tace  Cljutcl)  ^ible  3n$titute 

Lecturer 

The  Rev.  Olaf  A.  Toffteen,  Ph.  D. 

Meets  every  Sunday  (October  to  April)  at  7:00  P.  M. 
in  the  Parish  House. 

Cf)e  l^ittDetgarten 

Kindergartner 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  in  the  Parish  House  Monday  to  Friday,  9 to  12 

A.  M. 

Ciie  JlnDu0trtal 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Saturday  at  9 :45  a.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

C!)e  Jlititarp 

Librarians 

V.  Oma  Grace  George  H.  Nelson 

Open  Fridays,  3:15  to  5:00  p.  m.  ; Sundays,  9:30  A.  M. 
and  7 :00  p.  m. 

15rot|)cr!)ooD  of  anDteto 

Director 

Arthur  D.  O’Neil 

Meets  Sunday  evenings,  6:30  p.  m.,  in  the  Chapel. 

©race  CImtcl)  Council 

President 

Dr.  David  H.  R.  Patton 

Meets  every  Thursday  evening  at  8:00  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 


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Dau0i)tet0  oC  tht 

Directress 
Belva  L.  Guthrie 

Meets  on  the  second  and  fourth  Tuesdays  at  8 :00  p.  m. 

OToman’iB!  ^uxiliar? 

President 

Mrs.  C O.  Meacham 

Meets  the  second  Tuesday  of  each  month  at  10:30  a.  m. 
in  the  Parish  House. 

Sfunior  ^uxiliarp 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Monday  at  7:30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

Clje  ^i0tet0  of  IBetftanp 

President 

Mrs.  Edward  P.  Bailey 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  10:30  a.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

C{)e  helpful  ^anti0  e>uilD 

Directress 

Fannie  Griswold  Lane 

Meets  in  the  Parish  House  every  Friday  at  1 :30  p.  M. 

Hmen  Committee  of  ^t.  Hufee’0  ||o0pital 

Associate 

Mrs.  Katherine  Bellows 


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Ci)uccl)  PettoDtcal  Cluti 

Librarian 

Mrs.  Wm.  P.  Wright 
634  Woodland  Park. 

<£)UUD  Of  ^ercp 

Chairman 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter 
Meets  in  the  Office  on  the  first  Monday  in  the  month 
at  11  :(X)  A.  M. 


Cfte  ^cn’0  Cluti 

President 
David  Evans 

Meets  upon  call. 

Ciie  jTdenDIp  ^ocietp 

Secretary 

Mrs.  Robert  B.  Gregory 

Meets  in  the  Parish  House  every  Tuesday  at  6:00  p.  m. 

3funiot  Daug|)tet0  of  tfte 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Thursday  at  3 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

Clje  goung  5iaomett’0  Club 

President 
Edna  Foley 

Meets  the  third  Thursday  of  the  month  at  8 rOO  p.  m.  in 
the  Parish  House. 


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Jl3ei0|)lioti)ooli  iajomen’0  Cluti 


President 
Mrs.  Brayne 

Meets  second  and  fourth  Wednesday  at  7:30  p.  m.  in  the 
Parish  House. 

Cluti 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  3 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

C!)c  ^totp  l^out 

In  charge  of 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  every  Monday  at  3:15  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 


uuti)  aiti0’  dull 

Directress 
Laura  Julio 

Meets  every  Wednesday  at  7 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 


Little  223orber0’  0utID 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Saturday  at  1 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 


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(2^tace  Ci)utct)  Stiiletic  Club 

TEAM  I 

Captain 

Devereux  Haigh 

Meets  Wednesdays  and  Fridays  at  7 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Par- 
ish House. 

TEAM  II 

Captain 

Charles  Burling 

Meets  Wednesdays  and  Fridays  at  7:30  p.  m.  in  the 
Parish  House. 

TEAM  III 

Captain 

Harold  Smith 

Meets  Tuesdays  and  Saturdays  at  3:30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 


TEAM  IV 

Captain 

Sidney  Richards 

Meets  Tuesdays  and  Saturdays  at  3 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 

^ftortall  1Bop0’  Clu6 

Director 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter 
Meets  every  Monday  at  7 :30  p.  m.  and  every  Wednesday 
at  3 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 


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^at)en«3[untot0  'Bops’  Cluli 


Director 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter 

Meets  every  Wednesday  at  3:30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 


^palDtn$«Bcolon0  HttDoot  Baseball  Club 

Director 

The  Rev.  Edmund  J.  M.  Nutter 
Meets  every  Thursday  at  7 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

COabasb  athletic  Bops’  Club 

Directors 

George  H.  E.  Quick  Haven  A.  ReQua 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  7 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

22labasb*31unlots  Bops’  Club 

Directress 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  7 :00  p.  m.  in  the  Kindergarten 
Room. 


46 


^tattsiticiS 


47 


4S 


^artsii)  Becortisf 

May  1,  1912. 


Families 387 

Souls  2,820 

Communicants  995 

Communions  Easter  Day 580 


INFANTS 

ADULTS 

TOTAL 

1903  

12 

6 

18 

1904  

15 

15 

30 

1905  

20 

12 

32 

1906  

28 

13 

41 

1907  

38 

12 

50 

1908  

33 

8 

41 

1909  

30 

15 

45 

1910  

14 

20 

34. 

1911  

27 

7 

34 

1912  ; 

29 

3 

32 

T otal  

246 

111 

357 

49 


Confirmation£i,  JWarriageg  anb  Purial£{ 


CONFIRMATIONS 

MARRIAGES 

BURIALS 

1903  

35 

19 

4 

1904  

62 

29 

18 

1905  

75 

29 

18 

1906  

43 

24 

18 

1907  

54 

45 

25 

1908  

42 

45 

14 

1909  

65 

38 

24 

1910  

41 

41 

24 

1911  

30 

62 

24 

1912  

31 

44 

18 

Total  .... 

478 

376 

187 

Celebrations!  of  tbe  Jlolp  Communion 


SUNDAYS 

OTHER 

DAYS 

PRIVATE 

TOTAL 

1903  

67 

38 

, , 

105 

1904  

72 

35 

, 3 

110 

1905  

75 

86 

4 

165 

1906  

82 

81 

9 

172 

1907  

82 

86 

16 

184 

1908  

82 

100 

8 

190 

1909  

82 

86 

6 

174 

1910 

84 

86 

5 

175 

1911  

86 

86 

8 

180 

1912  

88 

135 

5 

228 

Total 

800 

819 

64 

1,683 

50 


Cfjoir  ^erUicesf 


OTHER 


SUNDAYS 

DAYS 

TOTAL 

1903  

87 

40 

127 

1904  

98 

103 

201 

1905  

92 

354 

446 

1906  

92 

384 

476 

1907  

92 

429 

521 

1908  

92 

373 

465 

1909  

92 

301 

393 

1910  

90 

301 

291 

1911  

92 

369 

461 

1912  

93 

335 

428 

Total  

920 

2,989 

3,829 

Canbttiatesi  for  tlje  iWmisitrp 

•i* 

Julian  Hamlin 
Hugh  M.  McWhorter 


Of  tiuisosi 


L/-par?Y 

fJN'-V£ftS/Ty  OF  ,£i,„o,g 


j&eceiptsi 


■i* 

1903  $35,837.13 

1904  42,578.10 

1905  94.841.24 

1906  94.809.20 

1907  53,895.00 

1908  73,859.16 

1909  48,857.80 

1910  58,207.56 

1911  69,651.52 

1912  90,798.12 

T otal  $663,334.83 

Two  Pledges  12,000.00 

Straut  Fund  (estimated) 150,000.00 

Total  $825,334.83 


52 


Bisfbursfementfi 

jfor  ^aroclbial  ©hjtttfi 


Year 

Salaries 

Music 

Current 

Expenses 

Repairs  and 
Improvements 

1903 

$ 2,000.00 

$ 4,716.18 

$ 5,153.91 

$ 1,243.77 

1904 

7,500.00 

3,520.10 

4,832.36 

1,565.30 

1905 

8,760.67 

4,328.50 

1,369.45 

1,071.07 

1906 

8,888.75 

3,885.78 

2,119.42 

949.80 

1907 

8,767.34 

3,909.02 

2,695.18 

3,934.41 

1908 

9,642.51 

4,591.20 

2,104.89 

5,657.91 

1909 

10,185.00 

4,426.47 

3,942.12 

1,168.04 

1910 

10,334.99 

4,795.98 

3,290.49 

1,077.50 

1911 

11,143.46 

5,362.51 

1,380.99 

1,069.63 

1912 

8,353.34 

5,161.58 

2,491.58 

1,016.53 

Total 

$85,576.06 

$44,697.32 

$29,380.39 

$18,753.96 

Year 

Taxes  and 
Assessments 

Choir 

Encampment 

Interest 

Sundries 

1903 

$ 132.96 

$ 446.18 

$ 75.74 

1904 

435.98 

79.16 

1905 

163.72 

393.38 

437.38 

1906 

190.39 

829.99 

426.48 

1907 

314.01 

486.25 

305.77 

1908 

38.09 

484.10 

456.71 

$ 653.07 

1909 

30.49 

497.08 

473.64 

820.94 

1910 

460.13 

391.27 

1911 

504.34 

73.53 

480.30 

1912 

482.39 

43.49 

630.96 

Total 

$869.66 

$5,019.82 

$2,763.17 

$2,585.27 

53 


OBnliotoment  jFuttO 


1904-1912— Invested  Funds  $198,450.00 

Cash  in  Bank 1,690.18 

1910 — Elizabeth  Ann  Straut  Fund 150,000.00 


Total  $350,140.18 


Ctiapel 

1906 — Building  and  Equipment $40,000.00 


Local 

Not  Local 

Total 

1903  

$ 326.43 

$ 400.00 

$ 726.43 

1904  

804.79 

804.79 

1905  

695.62 

695.62 

1906  

333.00 

950.69 

1,283.69 

1907  

1,244.00 

1,599.87 

2,843.87 

1908  

1,464.35 

1,464.35 

1909  

1,162.75 

190.35 

1,353.10 

1910  

1,000.16 

62.56 

1,062.72 

1911  

1,216.15 

232.01 

1,448.16 

1912  

814.26 

372.45 

1,186.71 

Total 

. . . .$9,061.51 

$3,807.93 

$12,869.44 

54 


Jfor  l^tocesfan  (^lii'ects! 

•i* 

Dioce0an  a00e00mettt$ 


1903  By  Parish  Treas $ 944.04 

1904  “ “ 700.00 

1905  “ “ 950.22 

1906  “ “ 528.10 

1907  “ " 1,215.42 

1908  “ “ 441.30 

1909  “ “ 1,881.35 

1910  “ “ 1,128.00 

1911  “ “ 1,108.63 

1912  " “ 1,112.00 


Total  $10,009.06 

(IBnDotoment  of  Dioce0e 

1909  By  Parish  Treas $ 259.07 

Individual  Subscriptions 4,628.37 

Total  $4,887.44 


Jfuntr 

1903  By  Parish  Treas 

1904 

1906 

1907 
1909 
1911 


$ 39.26 
45.68 
82.89 
177.87 
79.24 
69.93 


Total 


$494.87 


55 


Dio(e$an  'IBoatD  of  ^i^oiono 


1903  By  Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

$ 458.28 

75.00 

533.28 

1904 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

750.00 

275.00 

1,025.00 

1905 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

1,095.47 

300.00 

1,395.47 

1906 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

1,633.37 

300.00 

1,933.37 

1907 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

1,204.97 

300.00 

1,504.97 

1908 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

268.44 

300.00 

568.44 

1909 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

1,272.60 

250.00 

1,522.60 

1910 

Parish  Treas 

Worn.  Aux 

1,307.31 

125.00 

1,432.31 

1911 

Parish  Treas 

1,724.86 

1,724.86 

1912 

Parish  Treas 

1,128.64 

1,128.64 

Total 


$12,768.94 


^i0$ion0  in  tfte  Diocese 


1903  By  Worn.  Aux $1,496.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 649.50 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 185.00 


1904  Worn.  Aux 1,598.72 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 218.65 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 10.00 


1905  Worn.  Aux 1,094.37 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 114.25 

Sisters  of  Beth 46.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box 1.50 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 23.70 

Jun.  Aux 7.00 


1906  Worn.  Aux 2,076.15 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 65.98 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 29.36 

Jun.  Aux 6.50 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 6.25 


1907  Worn.  Aux 2,274.22 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 18.00 

Bazaar  boxes  63.00 


1908  Worn.  Aux 1,958.04 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 169.80 

Sisters  of  Beth 15.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 10.00 


2,330.50 


1,827.37 


1,286.82 


2,184.24 


2,355.22 


2,152.84 


57 


1909  Parish  Treas 450.00 

Worn.  Aux 1,650.00 

Bazaar  boxes 28.00 

Sisters  of  Beth  t 6.30 


1910  Parish  Treas 300.00 

Worn.  Aux 1,994.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 8.00 

Bazaar  box  21.30 

Sisters  of  Beth  25.00 


1911  Parish  Treas 905.00 

Worn.  Aux 1,493.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 146.00 

Bazaar  box  20.00 


1912  Parish  Treas 50.00 

Worn.  Aux 1,824.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 40.00 

Bazaar  boxes 122.46 


Total 


CattieDtal  Motk 


(n)  CITY  MISSIONS 

1903  By  Woman’s  Auxiliary $ 800.00 

1904  “ “ 950.00 

1905  “ “ 900.00 

1906  “ “ 875.00 

Girls’  Friendly  5.00 


2,134.30 


2,348.30 


2,564.00 


2,036.46 


$21,220.05 


58 


1907  Woman’s  Auxiliary 900.00 

Girls’  Friendly  5.00 

1908  Woman’s  Auxiliary 875.00 

1909  “ “ 1,450.00 

1910  “ “ 585.00 

1911  “ “ 430.00 

1912  “ “ 300.00 


Totd  $8,075.00 


(b)  CATHEDRAL  EXPENSES 

1903  By  Woman’s  Auxiliary $ 120.00 

1904  “ “ 110.00 

1905  “ “ 230.00 

1906  “ “ 435.00 

1907  “ “ 761.00 

1908  “ “ 890.00 

1909  “ “ 490.00 

1910  “ “ 475.00 

1911  “ “ 435.00 

1912  " “ 685.00 


Total  $4,631.00 


(c)  ST.  MARY’S  MISSION,  CHICAGO 

1903  By  Worn.  Aux $ 701.38 

1904  “ “ 1,747.39 

“ “ bed  200.00 

1906  “ “ 678.38 

1907  “ “ 433.07 

“ “ box  15.00 

1908  “ “ 497.40 

“ “ box  4.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box....  1.40 


59 


1909  Worn.  Aux 463.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 46.20 

Sisters  of  Bethany 10.00 

Girls’  Friendly  10.00 

1910  Worn.  Aux 552.00 

Bazaar  box  10.00 

Sisters  of  Bethany 100.00 

1911  Worn.  Aux 655.00 

Babies’  Branch 3.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box ....  2.70 

1912  Worn.  Aux 956.00 


Total  $7,085.92 


Total  for  Cathedral  Work $19,791.92 

ageD  ait0  Snfitm  Clergp  jFunD 

1904  By  Parish  Treas $ 393.89 

Worn.  Aux 25.00 

1905  Parish  Treas 129.80 

1906  “ “ 85.45 

1907  “ “ 217.08 

1908  “ “ 66.19 

1909.  “ “ 112.07 

1910  “ “ 170.71 

1911  “ “ 108.55 

1912  “ “ 206.83 


Total  $1,515.57 


60 


OTfilotos;  anb  (!^rp!jan£i  of  Clerfipmen 


1903  By 

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907 

1908 

1909 


Parish  Treas.  and  Subscrip’ns 

((  ii  <(  (S 


((  <(  tt  i( 

(i  (S  t*  (( 


((  (( 

((  it 

U ({ 


((  (( 

(<  <( 

((  (( 


.$2,441.47 
. 8,078.93 
. 3,102.85 
. 2,540.50 
. 81.85 

. 60.00 

88.48 


Total 


$16,394.08 


CiSesitetn  Cfteological  ^eminatp 

1906  By  Parish  Treas $ 250.00 

Worn.  Aux 975.00 

Bishop  McLaren  Fund: 

By  Parish  Treas 1,000.00 

Worn.  Aux 31.00 

2,256.00 

1907 

Worn.  Aux 

....  850.00 

850.00 

1908 

Worn.  Aux 

. ...  1,010.00 

1,010.00 

1909 

Worn.  Aux 

Sisters  of  Bethany 

....  1,300.00 
6.00 

1,306.00 

1910 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 480.00 

480.00 

1911 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 125.00 

125.00 

1912 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 295.00 

295.00 

Total  

$6,322.00 

61 


1903  By  Parish  Treas $1,142.56 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  bed 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 54.65 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 109.43 

St.  Luke’  Aid,  bed 150.00 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 3.37 


1904  Parish  Treas 892.69 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  bed 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 374.35 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 97.04 

St.  Luke’s 'Aid,  bed 450.00 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 6.60 


1905  Parish  Treas 760.67 

Worn.  Aux 12.92 

St.  Luke’s  Aid 300.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 3.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  bed 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 126.50 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 93.63 

Daughters  of  the  King,  box...  6.50 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 15.00 


1906  Parish  Treas 867.31 

Worn.  Aux 77.85 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  bed 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 156.00 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 6.35 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 101.90 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  bed 300.00 

Monday  Club,  box 9.60 

Daughters  of  the  King 3.00 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 19.10 


$1,760.01 


2,120.68 


1,618.22 


1,841.11 


62 


1907  Parish  Treas 692.47 

Worn.  Aux 111.43 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  bed 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 109.02 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 106.50 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 6.00 


1908  Parish  Treas 329.16 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 175.08 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  endowment  of 

bed 5,000.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 2.00 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 118.00 


1909  Parish  Treas 356.90 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 125.30 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 100.25 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 5.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 11.00 


1910  Parish  Treas 99.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 150.77 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 88.20 


1911  Parish  Treas 102.36 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 117.55 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 74.13 


1912  Parish  Treas 77.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  boxes 93.96 

Helpful  Hands,  boxes 103.00 


Total 


1,325.42 


5,624.24 


598.45 


337.97 


294.04 


273.96 

$15,794.10 


63 


Cftutcl)  !^ome  for  ageo,  CtJicago 

1903  By  Parish  Treas $ 110.35 

Worn.  Aux 135.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 3.10 

Helpful  Plands.  box 7.45  255.90 


1904  Parish  Treas 51.59 

Worn.  Aux 215.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 2.40  268.99 


1905  St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 1.50 

Sisters  of  Beth 10.00 

Worn.  Aux 275.00  286.50 


1906  Parish  Treas 46.44 

Worn.  Aux 335.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 10.00  391.44 


1907  Parish  Treas 119.36 

Worn.  Aux 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 10.00  429.36 


1908  Parish  Treas 74.00 

Worn.  Aux 775.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 3.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 16.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 12.00  880.00 


1909  Parish  Treas 57.04 

Worn.  Aux 275.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 5.04 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 9.00  346.08 


64 


1910 

Parish  Treas 

65.00 

Worn.  Aux 

225.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

423.83 

713.83 

1911 

Worn.  Aux 

250.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

5.75 

255.75 

1912 

Parish  Treas 

241.54 

Worn.  Aux 

310.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

561.54 

Totai  

$4,389.39 

CIn'cago  I^ome0  Cor  'lBop0 

1903  By  Worn.  Aux 

$ 120.00 

120.00 

1904 

Worn.  Aux 

110.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 

5.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 

10.60 

Helpful  Hands,  box 

2.16 

127.76 

1905 

Worn.  Aux 

125.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 

24.00 

St.  Luke’s  Aid,  box 

1.50 

Sisters  of  Beth 

626.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box 

1.90 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 

5.00 

783.40 

1906 

Worn.  Aux 

150.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 

18.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

12.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box 

3.00 

183.00 

65 


1907 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 808.60 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 

23.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

841.60 

1908 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 456.57 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 

4.50 

461.07 

1909 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 303.05 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 

11.67 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 

2.94 

327.66 

1910 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 336.86 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 

14.70 

351.56 

1911 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 350.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

4.67 

354.67 

1912 

Worn.  Aux 

. . 300.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 

2.75 

302.75 

Total  

$3,853.47 

^ome  for  (J5irl0,  ClJfcago 

1903  By  Sisters  of  Beth 

o 

8 

Helpful  Hands,  box 

5.72 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 

4.75 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 

11.20 

Girls’  Friendly  

5.00 

$ 36.67 

1904 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 

1.50 

1.50 

1905 

Worn.  Aux 

,.  2,024.21 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

Girls’  Friendly  

5.00 

Daughters  of  the  King,  box. . . 

20.00 

2,059.21 

66 


1906  Worn.  Aux 1,002.38 

Girls’  Friendly  5.00 

Daughters  of  the  King 30.00 

Monday  Club,  box 3.00 


1907  Worn.  Aux 1,434.85 

Sisters  of  Beth 12.00 

Girls’  Friendly  5.00 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 2.00 


1908  Worn.  Aux 1,409.23 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 40.00 


1909  Worn.  Aux 1,897.83 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 2.25 

Sisters  of  Beth 10.00 

Girls’  Friendly  10.00 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 3.00 


1910  Worn.  Aux 1,737.37 

Worn.  Aux.,  box 8.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box 3.00 


1911  Worn.  Aux 1,599.00 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 11.25 

Helpful  Hands,  box 3.25 


1912  Worn.  Aux 2,181.54 


Total 


1,040.38 

1,453.85 

1,449.23 

1,923.08 

1,748.37 

1,613.50 

2,181.54 

$13,507.33 


67 


Jfor  €xtra  Blocesian 
Domestic  attD  jForeign  ^i00ionatp  ^ocietp 


1903  By  Worn.  Aux $ 50.00  $ 50.00 


1904 

Parish  Treas 

403.47 

Worn.  Aux 

50.00 

453.47 

1905 

Parish  Treas 

261.57 

Worn.  Aux 

50.00 

311.57 

1906 

Parish  Treas 

948.07 

Worn.  Aux 

194.71 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

1,152.78 

1907 

Parish  Treas 

232.91 

Worn.  Aux 

200.00 

432.91 

1908 

Parish  Treas 

531.82 

Worn.  Aux 

200.00 

731.82 

1909 

Parish  Treas 

69.35 

Worn.  Aux 

200.00 

269.35 

1910 

Parish  Treas 

1,329.72 

Worn.  Aux 

200.00 

1,529.72 

1911 

Parish  Treas 

933.35 

Worn.  Aux 

225.00 

1,158.35 

1912 

Parish  Treas 

1,018.81 

Worn.  Aux 

270.00 

1,288.81 

Total 

$7,378.78 

68 


Dome0tic  ^i0$ion0 


1903  By  Worn.  Aux $2,946.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 649.50 

Helpful  Hands,  box 5.00 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 34.68 


1904  Parish  Treas 187.57 

Worn.  Aux 2,628.95 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 255.05 

Sisters  of  Beth 2.00 

Helpful  Hands,  box 4.50 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 32.50 


1905  Parish  Treas 103.00 

Worn.  Aux 3,720.13 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 581.91 

Fair  boxes 43.00 

Jun.  Aux 20.00 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 11.50 

Babies’  Branch  5.00 


1906  Parish  Treas 85.04 

Worn.  Aux 4,678.16 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 791.02 

Sisters  of  Beth 50.50 

Jun.  Aux.,  box 20.30 

Babies’  Branch  5.00 


1907  Parish  Treas 308.59 

Worn.  Aux 5,672.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 497.80 

Fair  boxes 101.30 

Sisters  of  Beth 27.00 

Babies’  Branch  3.00 


3,635.18 


3,110.57 


4,484.54 


5,630.02 


6,609.69 


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1908  Parish  Treas 281.64 

Worn.  Aux 3,714.28 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 289.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 76.00 

Babies’  Branch  1.64 


1909  Worn.  Aux 2,778.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 186.00 

Bazaar  boxes  83.53 

Sisters  of  Beth.,  box 20.00 

Babies’  Branch  1.15 


1910  Worn.  Aux 2,534.00 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 282.50 

Bazaar  boxes 88.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 20.00 

Babies’  Branch  2.90 


1911  Parish  Treas 350.00 

Worn.  Aux 3,121.62 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 283.48 

Bazaar  boxes  123.50 

Sisters  of  Beth 7.00 

Babies’  Branch  4.56 


1912  Parish  Treas 50.00 

Worn.  Aux 2,419.90 

Worn.  Aux.,  boxes 109.25 

Bazaar  boxes  50.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 25.00 

Girls’  Friendly,  box 8.00 


Total 


4,362.56 


3,068.68 


2,927.40 


3,890.16 


2,662.15 


$40,380.95 


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jFotejgn  ^iiS0ion0 


1903  By  Worn.  Aux 

. . . .$1,140.00 

Jun.  Aux 

10.00 

1,150.00 

1904 

Parish  Treas 

71.40 

Worn.  Aux 

. ...  1,233.39 

Jun.  Aux 

15.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

40.00 

1,359.79 

1905 

Parish  Treas 

81.72 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 780.00 

Jun.  Aux 

20.00 

Altar  Guild  

10.00 

891.72 

1906 

Parish  Treas 

76.00 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 715.00 

Sisters  of  Beth 

10.00 

Daughters  of  the  King 

6.00 

Jun.  Aux 

43.00 

850.00 

1907 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 790.00 

Jun.  Aux 

58.00 

848.00 

1908 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 868.58 

868.58 

1909 

Parish  Treas 

. . . . 338.89 

Worn.  Aux 

. ...  1,370.41 

1,709.30 

1910 

Worn.  Aux 

. . . . 875.75 

Jun.  Aux 

6.00 

881.75 

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1911  Parish  Treas 50.00 

Worn.  Aux 1,038.25 

Babies’  Branch  1.56 


1912  Worn.  Aux 626.43 


Total 


Deaf  ^ute$ 


1903  By  Parish  Treas $ 23.17 

Worn.  Aux 10.00 

1904  Parish  Treas 42.86 

Worn.  Aux 75.00 

1905  Parish  Treas 43.27 

Worn.  Aux 300.00 

1906  Worn.  Aux 300.00 

1907  Worn.  Aux 275.00 

1908  Worn.  Aux 60.00 

1909  Parish  Treas 18.50 

Worn.  Aux 10.00 

1910  Worn.  Aux 10.00 

1911  Parish  Treas 75.96 

Worn.  Aux 30.00 

1912  Parish  Treas 200.00 

Worn.  Aux 200.00 


Total 


1,089.81 

626.43 

$10,275.38 


$1,673.76 


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Comfott  Cluli 

1903  By  Woman’s  Auxiliary  $ 49.00 

1904  “ “ 25.75 

1905  “ “ 32.25 

1906  “ “ 25.75 

1907  “ “ 24.00 

1908  “ “ 22.25 

1909  “ “ 20.00 

1910  “ “ 27.00 

1911  “ “ 50.00 

1912  “ “ 22.00 


Total  $ 298.00 

Clet0pmen’0  Retiring  iFunD  and  Cletgp 
KeUeJ  iFund 

1903  By  Parish  Treas $ 45.30 

Worn.  Aux 25.30 

1904  Parish  Treas 42.04 

Donation  250.00 

1905  Parish  Treas 85.42 

Worn.  Aux 50.00 

1906  Parish  Treas 90.00 

Worn.  Aux 25.00 

1907  Parish  Treas 123.87 

Worn.  Aux 10.00 

1908  Parish  Treas 51.56 

Worn.  Aux 25.00 

1909  Parish  Treas 94.63 

1910  Parish  Treas 87.03 

Worn.  Aux 25.00 

1911  Worn.  Aux 25.00 


Total  $1,055.15 

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Clet0p  ILife  3tt0utance  anD  Cletsp  3n$utance 

Hea0ue 


1903  By  Woman’s  Auxiliary  $ 214.07 

1904  “ “ 361.15 

1905  “ “ 326.64 

1906  “ “ 131.39 

1907  “ “ 537.20 

1908  “ " 690.55 

1910  “ “ 140.00 

1911  " “ 158.00 

1912  “ “ 158.00 


Total 


$2,717.00 


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^ummarf  of  Sisifiur^tementiS 


JPor  ^arocJjial  (!^tiject£f 


Salaries  $85,576.06 

Music  44,697.32 

Current  Expenses 29,380.39 

Repairs  and  Improvements 18.753.96 

Taxes  and  Assessments 869.66 

Choir  Encampments  5,019.82 

Interest  2,763.17 

Sundries  2,585.27 


Total  for  Parish  Expenses *$189,645.65 

Endowment  Fund  350.140.18 

Building  of  Chapel 40,000.00 

Charity 12,869.44 


* The  expenses  of  the  Sunday  School  as  well  as  of  the  clubs  and 
societies  are  not  included  in  this  amount.  Likewise  are  the  contri- 
butions by  the  Sunday  School,  the  clubs,  and  various  individual  sub- 
scriptions for  Diocesan  and  Extra-Diocesan  objects  not  included 
in  the  amounts  given  on  next  page. 


75 


Jfor  ©iocegan 


Diocesan  Assessments  $10,009.06 

Endowment  of  Diocese 4,887.44 

Bishop’s  Fund  494.87 

Diocesan  Board  of  Missions 12,768.94 

Missions  in  the  Diocese 21,220.05 

Cathedral  Work 19,791.92 

Aged  and  Infirm  Clergy  Fund 1,515.57 

Widows  and  Orphans  of  Clergy 16,394.08 

Western  Theol.  Seminary 6,322.00 

St.  Luke’s  Hospital 15,794.10 

Church  Home  for  Aged 4,389.39 

Chicago  Homes  for  Boys 3,853.47 

St.  Mary’s  Home  for  Girls 13,507.33 


jFor  extra  Jitocegan  (j^fajcctg 


Board  of  Missions,  New  York 7,378.78 

Domestic  Missions  40,380.95 

Foreign  Missions  10,275.38 

Deaf  Mutes  1,673.76 

Comfort  Club 298.00 

Clergymen’s  Retiring  Fund,  etc 1,055.15 

Clergy  Life  Insurance,  etc 2,717.00 


Total  for  Missions. 


$130,948.22 


$ 63,779.02 
$194,727.24 


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Wt)e  Cnitotoment 


77 


78 


^i6tov^  of  tlje  Cnfiotoment* 

‘‘Grace  Church,  Chicago,  has  ever  been  a parish  of  vision. 
Its  laymen  and  former  rectors  were  men  of  vision.  They 
built  largely  and  wisely  and  well.  Not  with  an  eye  to  the 
present  merely,  but  looking  into  the  future  as  well.  Under 
such  inspired  leadership  no  wonder  Grace  Church  rose  to 
her  greatness  as  a parish,  no  wonder  her  influence  and  repu- 
tation were  extended  throughout  the  city,  state  and  nation. 
The  great  church  building  with  its  splendid  appointments  is 
a standing  witness  to  the  religious  fervor  and  devotion  through 
its  sixty  years  and  more  of  life,  and  St.  Luke’s  Hospital,  one 
of  the  best  equipped  hospitals  in  this  country,  which  this 
church  founded  and  fostered,  speaks  eloquently  of  a Chris- 
tianity which  is  eminently  practical  and  finds  expression  in 
works  as  well  as  worship. 

“Coming  to  this  parish  ten  years  ago  we  found  that  the 
vision  of  the  first  fifty  years  of  its  life  had  been  practically 
fulfilled.  Once  standing  on  a beautiful  residence  avenue,  sur- 
rounded by  the  comfortable  homes  of  prosperous  families, 
its  neighborhood  had  completely  changed  to  a district  of  cheap 
boarding  houses,  lodgings  and  tenements,  with  all  their  ac- 
companying misery,  squalor,  vice  and  wretchedness.  Its  par- 
ishioners had  fled  to  the  north,  west  and  south.  Its  losses 
by  death  or  removal  of  those  who  had  been  its  pillars  and 
chief  supporters  were  heavy.  Business  was  rapidly  forcing 
its  way  in;  it  was  being  left  as  ‘a  sparrow  which  sitteth  alone 
upon  the  housetop its  expenses  were  as  great  as  ever,  while 
its  income  had  fallen  oflf  and  was  diminishing  with  no  prom- 

* These  data  are  excerpted  from  a sermon  preached  on  Sunday 
February  20,  1910,  and  published  in  the  March  issue  of  Qrace  Church 
Visitor,  to  which  a few  notes  are  added,  bringing  this  history  up  to 
date* 


79 


ise  of  restoration  to  anything  like  its  former  prosperous  con- 
dition by  any  incoming  congregation. 

^‘But  notwithstanding  the  seriousness  of  the  situation  a 
new  vision  had  arisen  before  the  faithful  ones  who  still  re- 
mained and  to  whom  the  old  church  was  dear.  It  was  the 
glorious  vision  of  Grace  Church,  standing  in  the  midst  of  the 
city’s  strenuous  commercial  life,  holding  aloft  the  cross  as 
the  symbol  of  greatest  power,  of  immortality  and  eternity; 
her  chimes  in  the  tower  ringing  out  the  message  of  comfort 
to  the  sick  and  dying  in  hospital  room  and  ward,  the  message 
of  cheer  and  encouragement  to  those  trying  to  do  right  in 
business,  shop  and  office,  of  warning  to  those  tempted  to  do 
wrong;  her  powerful,  soul-stirring  services  moving  the  hearts 
and  uplifting  the  lives  of  congregations  drawn  from  all  sec- 
tions of  Chicago,  as  well  as  from  the  large  transient  population 
thronging  the  hotels  and  clubs  and  lodging  houses  in  the  down 
town  district.  Grace  Church,  not  merely  a parish  of  the 
neighborhood,  but  of  the  city  at  large,  opening  her  gates  in 
welcome  to  all  the  people,  using  her  great  prestige  and  hon- 
orable sixty  years’  record  to  influence  and  mould  the  city’s 
life  and  lead  the  municipality  forward  to  higher  standards 
and  a greater  destiny. 

‘‘This  was  the  vision,  a vision  greater  and  more  glorious 
€ven  than  that  which  fired  and  inspired  those  of  the  noble 
past.  With  such  a vision  risen  up  before  the  leading  spirits 
of  the  congregation,  removal  from  the  present  site  could  not 
be  thought  of.  Grace  Church  should  remain,  come  what 
might,  a fortress  of  the  Kingdom  of  God,  a center  of  the 
Father’s  business  in  the  very  midst  of  the  city’s  thrilling  life. 
To  the  realization  of  this  splendid  vision  the  incoming  rector 
was  glad  to  commit  himself  and  without  delay  began  to  for- 
mulate his  plans. 


SO 


^The  first  step  was  to  provide  the  sinews  of  war,  to 
strengthen  the  parish  financially.  The  absolute  necessity  of  a 
large  endowment  was  apparent  to  all.  Where  should  it  come 
from?  How  could  it  be  secured?  We  found  that  the  time 
had  already  arrived  when  the  annual  Easter  offering  did  not 
meet  the  annual  deficit.  We  then  saw  that  to  avoid  a con- 
stantly increasing  debt  we  must  in  some  way  increase  the  im 
come  sufficiently  to  meet  the  expenses,  or  at  least  to  bring  the 
annual  deficit  down  to  a point  where  the  Easter  offering  would 
meet  it.  The  follovv^ing  November  the  rector  preached  a 
sermon  on  the  text  ^Speak  to  the  children  of  Israel  that  they 
go  forward/  in  which  he  asked  that  the  parish  give  on  the 
next  Easter  day  the  sum  of  $100,000  as  the  beginning  of  an 
endowment  fund.  The  congregation  responded  with  enthusi- 
asm. Gifts  large  and  small  were  promised;  all  worked  to- 
gether to  the  one  end,  and  on  Easter,  1904,  the  magnificent 
sum  of  $60,000  in  cash  and  pledges  was  placed  upon  the  altar, 
This  was  a wonderful  beginning.  Puring  the  next  two  years 
other  substantial  sums  were  added  until  the  amount  of  $90,000 
was  reached,  and  on  Easter  day,  1907,  there  came  another 
large  gift  which  completed  the  first  $100,000  and  made  a good 
beginning  on  the  second  hundred  thousand. 

''God  helps  those  who  try  to  help  themselves.  The  truth 
of  this  proverb  was  now  proven  when  information  came  to 
the  rector  and  vestry  from  the  executors  of  the  estate  of  Mrs, 
Elizabeth  Ann  Straut  that  Grace  Church  had  been  generously 
remembei-ed  in  her  will.  Mrs.  Straut  had  been  a member  of 
Grace  Church  for  many  years.  Much  of  her  time  was  spent 
away  from  Chicago  and  only  at  long  intervals  did  she  occupy 
her  pew  on  the  north  aisle.  She  was  a woman  of  modest  and 
retiring  disposition  and  was  known  to  very  few  persons  in 
the  congregation.  She  died  in  New  York  City  in  February, 


Bl 


1907,  and  when  her  will  was  read  it  was  found  that  she  had 
left  Grace  Church  a large  share  of  her  estate,  the  income  of 
which  was  to  be  used  for  the  charitable  and  missionary  work 
of  the  parish. 

‘^Since  1907  other  large  gifts  and  bequests  have  been  re- 
ceived, bringing  the  total  up  to  the  sum  of  approximately 
$350,000. 

‘'We  feel  it  is  a remarkable  achievement  on  the  part  of 
Grace  Church  parish.  As  we  look  back  over  those  years  of 
constant,  anxious  effort  we  wonder  how  it  all  has  been  ac- 
complished, especially  when  we  consider  that  every  department 
of  our  work  has  not  only  not  diminished  its  activities  but  has 
rather  increased  them.  We  have  increased  our  staff  of  work- 
ers, we  have  greatly  enlarged  our  parish  house  work,  for 
several  years  daily  services  have  been  maintained  and  the 
church  has  remained  open  throughout  the  day.  Contributions 
for  Foreign,  Domestic,  and  Diocesan  Missions  and  other  work 
outside  the  parish  have  been  larger  than  during  any  similar 
period  in  our  history. 

“How  has  it  all  been  done?  We  believe,  my  dear  friends, 
it  is  the  result  of  that  vision  of  which  we  have  spoken,  that 
glorious  vision  of  Grace  Church  strengthened,  intrenched,  pro- 
vided with  the  sinews  of  war  to  do  its  noble  work  among  the 
poor  and  wretched  in  tenement  and  slum,  in  lifting  up  the 
fallen,  in  influencing  this  great  municipality  for  good,  in  hold- 
ing up  the  banner  of  the  cross,  the  sign  by  v/hich  we  conquer, 
in  the  very  center  of  the  city^s  busy  life.  It  is  this  vision 
constantly  flashing  before  our  eyes  and  impelling  us  forward 
that  has  done  it  all.^' 


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®f)c  Jfunljs 

4- 

The  following  is  a list  of  the  endowment  funds  given  to 
Grace  Parish  and  now  held  in  security  by  the  Chicago  Savings 
Bank  and  Trust  Company  and  the  Illinois  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank. 

GENERAL  ENDOWMENT  FUND 

$34,700.75 

WILLIAM  GOLD  HIBBARD  MEMORIAL 

$35,000.00 

LUCIUS  B.  OTIS  MEMORIAL 

$11,000.00 


83 


ABRAM  WILLIAMS  MEMORIAL 

$1,000.00 


4^ 


MARY  KEEP  OTIS  MEMORIAL 

$1,000.00 


OTTO  YOUNG  MEMORIAL 
$33,510.00 

LIZZIE  S.  HARTWELL  MEMORIAL 

$1,000.00 


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ALBERT  KEEP,  II,  MEMORIAL 

$10,280.00 

GEORGE  AND  ELIZABETH  ANN  STRAUT  BEQUEST 

$10,500.00 

•h 

JOHN  MASON  LOOMIS  AND  MARY  HUNT  LOOMIS 
MEMORIAL  FUND 

.$50,000.00 

•i* 

CLINTON  LOCKE  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  103 
$6,026.80 


85 


•i* 

WILLIAM  GOLD  HIBBARD  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  102 

$6,000.00 

•i* 

JOHN  HENRY  HAMLINE  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  116 

$3,000.00 


JESSE  SPALDING  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  101 

$6,000.00 


JULIA  SMITH  WHEELER  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  166 

$3,000.00 


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OTTO  YOUNG  MEMORIAL  PEW  NO.  97 

$6,000.00 


❖ 


ST.  LUKE’S  HOSPITAL  PEW  NO.  75 

$3,000.00 


ST.  LUKE’S  AID  SOCIETY  PEW  NO.  81 

$3,704.16 


GIRLS’  FRIENDLY  PEWS  NO.  19  AND  NO.  20 

$3,000.00 


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EX-CHOIR  BOYS’  PEW  NO.  52 

$1,8T8.4T 


EX-CHOIR  BOYS’  PEW  NO.  54 

$3,000.00 


EX-CHOIR  BOYS’  PEW  NO.  56 

$1,513.39 


DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  KING  PEW 

$30.69 


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JUNIOR  AUXILIARY  PEW 

$36.00 

GEORGE  AND  ELIZABETH  ANN  STRAUT 
MEMORIAL  FUND 
$150,000.00  (Estimated) 


jForm  of  Pequest 

Special  attention  is  called  to  the  following  forms  of  be- 
quest. Grace  Parish  stands  firmer  today  because  of  some 
parishioners  having  remembered  it  in  their  wills  when  pre- 
paring to  give  account  of  their  stewardships.  Such  bene- 
ficial and  sacred  use  of  money  or  property  should  commend 
itself  to  every  parishioner  who  has  worked  for  the  welfare 
of  the  Parish  and  received  the  blessings  of  its  ministrations. 

I give  and  bequeath  to  Grace  Episcopal  Church  of  Chi- 
cago, Illinois,  for  its  corporate  purposes,  the  sum  of 

Dollars, 

I give  and  devise  to  Grace  Episcopal  Church  of  Chicago, 

Illinois,  for  its  corporate  purposes,  all  that (here 

describe  property). 

The  above  forms  may  be  changed  to  apply  to  any  special 
object  desired. 


90 


Cije  ^ropertp 


.91 


92 


^ropettp  of  #race  Cartel) 

GRACE  CHURCH 

Wabash  Avenue  and  Fifteenth  Street 

GRACE  MEMORIAL  CHAPEL 

Open  Daily. 

GRACE  CHURCH  PARISH  HOUSE 

Open  Daily. 

THE  RECTORY 

2825  Indiana  Avenue. 

aB0timated  lvalue  of  Ptopertp 

Land  (100x172)  $135,000.00 

Church  Building  (stone)  80,000.00 

Equipment  (including  organ)  40,000.00 

Parish  House  20,000.00 

Chapel  (stone)  40,000.00 

Rectory  (brick)  10,000.00 

Total $325,000.00 


93 


(drate  Cljurri) 


•h 

1867 —  July,  present  church  site  bought. 

1868—  April,  ground  broken  for  the  present  church. 

1869 —  March  28,  the  church  opened  for  divine  service. 

1876 — Church  damaged  by  tornado. 

1876 — June,  church  re-opened. 

1884 — Debt  paid,  and  church  re-decorated. 

1884 — October  19,  church  consecrated  by  Bishop  McLaren. 
1891 — The  sanctuary  floor  paved  with  mosaic. 

1907 — Floor  of  vestibules  and  aisles  of  nave  and  choir  paved 
with  tiling. 

The  auditorium  of  the  church  is  130  feet  long  by  66  feet 
4 inches,  wide.  The  center  aisle  is  6 feet  wide,  the  side  aisles 
are  4 feet  wide. 

The  style  of  architecture  is  Thirteenth  Century  French 
Gothic.  The  material  for  the  front  and  tower  is  of  Athens 
marble  in  broken  Ashlar,  and  the  porch  and  carved  work  are 
of  Iowa  marble.  The  plans  were  furnished  by  Messrs.  W.  L. 
Jenny  and  Sanford  E.  Loring. 

The  great  chancel  window,  painted  by  LeBlond,  repre- 
sents the  crucifixion. 


94 


iHemorialfii  m (grace  Cfmrct) 


ALTAR  AND  RRRRDOS 

in  memory  of 
Darius  Hall  Denton 
January  18th,  1890 

MISSAL.  STAND 

in  memory  of 
Sarah  J.  James 
January  22,  1896 


MISSAL 

in  memory  of 
Frances  Pemelia  Irwin 

Born  November  8,  1809 — Died  January  11,  1880 
Given  by  William  E.  Furber 
Easter,  April  5,  1896 

PRAYER  BOOK 

in  memory  of 

Robert  Howell  Page  Wainwright 


95 


HVMNAl< 

in  memory  of 

Helen  Wainwright  Rogers 

altar  cross 

in  memory  of 

George  Plant  Locke 

Easter,  1883 

EUCHARISTIC  CANDUESTICKS 

in  memory  of 
James  De  Koven,  D.  D. 

A.  D.  1881 

TWO  VASES 

in  memory  of 
Lieut.  Walter  Graham 
March  6,  1876 

VASE 

in  memory  of 

Mary  G.  and  Thomas  S.  Dobi^ins 
1896-1899 


90 


VASE 

in  memory  of 

Mae  Dobbins  Trif 

1901 

VASE 

in  memory  of 

Martha  Hartin  Hibbard 

CREDENCE  TABLE 

m memory  of 

Sylvester  Thayer 

TWO  CRUETS 

in  memory  of 
Annie  E.  Nichols 
February  1,  1897 

WAFER  BOX  AND  UAVABO 

in  memory  of 

Leroy  Fred  Yarlott 

Born  March  30,  1881 — Died  October  25,  1907 
97 


ALMS  BASIN 

in  memory  of 
Charles  H.  Hill 
1879 

SIX  ALMS  BASINS 

in  memory  of 
Mary  M.  Tuttle 
1894 

SANCTUARY  TABLET 

in  memory  of 

Desdemona  Walker 

AND 

Alma  Louise  Kimball 

CANDELABRA 

in  memory  of 

Charles  A.  Van  Schaick 

Died  September  4th,  1879 

BISHOP’S  CHAIR 

in  memory  of 

John  F.  Carter  and  Sallie  J.  Carter 


98 


ALTAR  RAIL 


in  memory  of 
Susan  D.  Lay 

AND 

Margaret  A.  Smith 

►I" 

PRAYER  DESK 

in  memory  of 
Lilian  Buckingham 
1887-1895 

HE" 

PRAYER  BOOK  AND  THREE  HYMNALS 

in  memory  of 
Lilian  Buckingham 
1895 

HE" 

PRAYER  DESK 

in  memory  of 

William  Gold  Hibbard 

PRAYER  BOOK  AND  THREE  HYMNALS 

in  memory  of 
William  Gold  Hibbard 
1903 

By  His  Fourteen  Grandchildren 
99 


ORGAN 

in  memory  of 
John  Spalding 
Born  1861 — Died  1886 

AND 

Robert  L.  Spalding 
Born  1872 — Died  1895 
By  Jesse  and  Adelphia  Spalding 
1901 

PROCRSSIONAD  CROSS 

in  memory  of 

Hibbard  Porter 

Died  1879 
and 

Olivia  F.  Porter 
Died  1892 


UBRARY 

in  memory  of 
Henry  Brierly 

A Faithful  Chorister  for  Twenty  Years 
1890-1910 


100 


CHANCEL  RAIL 


in  memory  of 
WiLMAR  Earl  Walker 
Born  January  16,  1863 
Entered  into  Rest  January  12,  1884 


PULPIT 

in  memory  of 

William  Franklin  Enders 
Born  October  24,  1816 — Died  January  19,  1864 

PRAYER  BOOK 

in  memory  of 
Hibbard  Porter 
Easter,  1880 

PRAYER  BOOK 

in  memory  of 
James  De  Koven,  D.  D. 

March  18,  1879 

EAGLE  LECTURN 

in  memory  of 
Kate  Baxter  Bailey 
Died  December  21,  1885 


I/ECTVRN  BIBLE: 

in  memory  of 
Hibbard  Porter 
1880 

Easter,  1908 


FONT 

in  memory  of 

Frederic  Chauncey  Bowen 


WINDOW 

in  memory  of 
Septimus  Brinckerhoff 
Died  May  19,  1900 

AND 

John  Brinckerhoff 

Died  April  3,  1867 

>b 


WINDOW 

in  memory  of 
Hibbard  Porter 
1807-1879 

AND 

Olivia  Franklin  Porter 

1824-1893 


102 


WINDOW 

in  memory  of 
Henry  Junior  Hibbard 
1858 

AND 

Jesse  Oakley  Hibbard 

1868 


WINDOW 

in  memory  of 
Lucius  Sherman 
Died  March  2,  1863 


PEW  NO.  97 

in  memory  of 

Otto  Young 

PEW  NO.  lai 

in  memory  of 

Jesse  Spalding 


103 


PEW  NO.  102 

in  memory  of 

William  Gold  Hibbard 

PEW  NO.  103 

in  memory  of 
Clinton  Locke,  D.  D. 

PEW  NO.  116 

in  memory  of 

John  Henry  Hamline 

PEW  NO.  166 

in  memory  of 

Julia  Smith  Wheeler 

THE  CHIMES 

in  memory  of 

Margaret  Lay 


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Memorial  CatJlet0  in  0tace  Cljutcli 

MKMORIAL  TABLETS  ERECTED 

in  memory  of: 

Martin  Andrews 
Communicant  and  Vestryman 
Born  December  6,  1828 — Died  July  12,  1881 

Alice  Ives  Stirling 
1862-1910 

John  Blake  Rice 

Born  May  28,  1809 — Died  December  7,  1879 
Erected  1879 

Mary  Ann  Warren 
Wife  of  John  Blake  Rice 
Born  December  13,  1819 — Died  March  29,  1833 
Erected  1895 

MEMORIAL  TABLETS  TO  BE  ERECTED 

in  memory  of: 

George  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Straut 
John  Mason  Loomis  and  Mary  Hunt  Loomis 


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®ratc  iMcmortal  Cijapel 

In  1904  a long-felt  need  was  met  by  the  munificent  offer, 
on  the  part  of  Mrs.  Lydia  B.  Hibbard,  to  build  a chapel  in 
memory  of  her  husband  on  the  vacant  space  north  of  the 
church. 

The  well-known  firm  of  church  architects,  Cram,  Goodhue 
& Ferguson,  of  Boston  and  New  York,  were  engaged  to 
prepare  the  plans.  The  narrowness  of  the  lot  and  the  fact  that 
by  previous  agreement  the  light  could  not  be  shut  off  from  the 
mercantile  building  on  the  north,  presented  difficulties  which 
required  much  skill  in  overcoming. 

The  architects  were  successful  in  submitting  a design 
which  solved  all  problems  involved  and  harmonized  architec- 
turally with  the  church.  This  design  was  accepted,  and  in  the 
fall  of  the  same  year  plans  and  specifications  for  the  new 
building  were  ready.  The  contract  was  signed  December  30, 
1904,  Hermann  V.  von  Holst  being  engaged  to  superintend 
the  construction.  Ground  for  the  new  building  was  broken 
on  January  3,  1905,  and  on  April  7,  1905,  the  cornerstone 
was  laid,  with  appropriate  ceremonies  The  work  proceeded 
without  interruption  throughout  that  year,  and  was  completed 
early  the  following  year. 

On  the  seventeenth  day  of  February,  1906,  Grace  Memorial 
Chapel  was  solemnly  consecrated  for  its  sacred  uses  by  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese.  Since  the  consecration  the  doors  of 
the  chapel  have  remained  open  and  daily  services  have  been 
maintained  regularly. 


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GRACE  MEMORIAL  CHAPEL 


The  outside  dimensions  of  the  chapel  are  100x20.4  feet, 
leaving  a walk  of  three  feet  between  the  chapel  and  the  mer- 
cantile  building  on  the  north.  The  nave  of  the  chapel  is  56x18; 
the  choir  is  11x12.10  feet;  the  recess  for  the  organ  is  10x3.8 
feet;  the  sanctuary  is  6x11;  the  sacristy  is  10x7.6  feet;  and 
the  vestibule  is  7x11.  The  total  height  from  the  sidewalk 
to  the  ridge  of  the  roof  is  36  feet,  and  the  height  inside,  from 
the  floor  of  the  nave  to  the  ceiling,  is  33  feet.  Three  marble 
steps  lead  from  the  nave  to  the  chancel,  and  the  height  from 
the  floor  of  the  chancel  to  the  ceiling  is  26.6  feet.  Over  the 
entrance  is  a window,  of  exquisite  beauty  and  workmanship, 
measuring  15.3  feet  in  height  by  10.3  feet  in  width,  exclusive 
of  the  frame. 

The  style  of  architecture  is  the  Perpendicular  English 
Gothic  of  the  Thirteenth  Century,  with  traces  of  English 
Gothic.  The  altar  presents  a tendency  to  Byzantine  and  the 
reredos  is  in  late  Perpendicular.  The  organ  case  harmonizes 
entirely  with  the  reredos;  and  the  windows  also  follow  in 
general  this  style.  Some  of  the  carving,  of  extraordinary 
workmanship,  is  in  conventionalized  Nationalistic  style. 

The  exterior  of  the  front  is  of  Joliet  limestone,  in  Rock 
Face  Ashlar,  with  trimmings  of  sawed  Blue  Bedford.  The 
large  west  window  has  stone  tracery,  and  the  side  windows 
terra  cotta.  A beautiful  wrought-iron  gate  closes  the  passage 
between  the  chapel  and  the  mercantile  building  on  the  north. 

The  interior  is  finished  in  grey  brick  and  terra  cotta  to 
match  the  stone.  The  floor  of  the  nave  is  of  Welsh  Quarry 
tile  and  the  floor  of  the  chancel  is  a highly  decorated  pattern 
of  Moravian  tile. 

Below  the  marble  steps  leading  to  the  chancel  is  a marble 
font  standing  opposite  to  the  entrance  to  the  church. 


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Over  the  chancel  steps  is  the  rood  beam  of  carved  oak, 
16  feet  from  the  floor,  and  supporting  a cross  with  the  figure 
of  our  Lord  ''reigning  from  the  tree,’’  with  hands  extended  in 
blessing.  Under  the  figure  is  the  inscription,  "I  Am  the  Way, 
the  Truth  and  the  Life.  No  Man  Cometh  to  the  Father  but 
by  Me.”  A figure  of  St.  Mary  stands  in  a niche  on  one  side, 
and  a figure  of  St  John  on  the  other.  An  angel  figure  in  terra 
cotta  supports  the  rood  beam  at  each  end. 

The  organ  is  a memorial  to  Grace  Elizabeth  Gregory. 

The  altar  is  built  of  Iowa  marble,  with  inlay  of  Grey  Knox- 
ville, Connemara,  Dark  Siena,  Numidian,  and  Red  Breccia. 

The  reredos  is  treated  in  color,  the  vertical  upright  in  high 
gilt,  and  the  tracery  in  dull  gilt.  The  large  panels  are  of 
stained  oak,  while  the  background  of  the  tracery  is  picked  in 
dull  red,  green  and  blue.  The  back  of  the  cross  is  of  deep 
red  and  gold  cloth. 

The  special  hardware  for  the  chapel  was  made  in  France. 

The  ceiling  over  the  nave  is  open  wood,  and  the  chancel 
ceiling  is  handsomely  vaulted  and  decorated. 

The  chapel  is  seated  with  Cathedral  chairs  and  accommo- 
dates about  one  hundred  persons. 

The  chapel  is  complete  in  every  way,  having  its  own 
piscina,  sacristy,  linen  closets,  and  lavatory,  and  is  an  entirely 
separate  building,  except  for  an  entrance  into  the  church  open- 
ing on  the  south  side  near  the  chancel  steps  and  a passageway 
from  the  porch  into  the  vestibule  of  the  church. 

Grace  Parish  is  happy  in  possessing  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful chapels  in  the  country,  a gem  of  American  architecture, 
and  of  inestimable  value  in  ministering  to  the  religious  life 
of  the  community. 

Ad  Majorem  Dei  Gloriam. 


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GRACE  MEMORIAL  CHAPEL 
THE  CHANCEL 


“Sr  • I 


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* 

The  present  Parish  House  was  built  in  1891.  It  was 
equipped  and  opened  for  institutional  work  April  30,  1908. 

On  the  first  floor  are  the  Billiard  Room,  with  lockers  for 
the  Choir,  the  Club  Room  and  Library,  and  the  Gymnasium. 

On  the  second  floor  are  the  Rest  Room,  the  large  Guild 
Room,  and  the  Kitchen.  From  the  Guild  Room  is  the  entrance 
to  the  Office,  located  over  the  Sacristry  of  the  church. 

The  large  room  on  the  third  floor  has  been  adapted  for 
the  use  of  the  Kindergarten. 

Plans  for  a Roof  Garden  over  the  Parish  House  have 
been  drawn. 


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Visit,  O Lord,  we  pray  Thee,  Grace  Parish  with  Thy  love 
and  favor.  Endow  those  who  are  laboring  in  it  with  the  spirit 
of  power,  of  love  and  of  a sound  mind.  Visit  and  relieve  the 
sick,  turn  and  soften  the  wicked,  arouse  the  careless,  recover 
the  fallen,  restore  the  penitent,  and  bring  all  to  be  of  one  heart 
and  mind  within  the  fold  of  Thy  Holy  Church,  Who  with  the 
Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit  art  one  God,  world  without  end. 


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4- 

HOLY  COMMUNION 

Every  Sunday  at  8 a.  m. 

First  Sunday  in  month  with  sermon  at  11  A.  M. 
Third  Sunday  in  month  in  the  Chapel  at  9 :30  A.  M. 

MORNING  PRAYER 

With  Sermon  excepting  First  Sunday  at  11  A.  m. 

EVENING  PRAYER 

With  Sermon  every  Sunday  at  8 p.  m. 

^olp  Daps: 

HOLY  COMMUNION 

(In  the  Chapel) 

At  9 A.  M. 

Week  Dap0 

HOLY  COMMUNION 

Tuesdays  at  7 :30  p.  m. 

Thursdays  at  9 a.  m. 

MORNING  PRAYER 

Every  day  at  9 a.  m. 

Fridays  at  8 p.  m. 

an  att0ei0’  ^i00ion 

(For  deaf  mutes) 

HOLY  COMMUNION 

First  Sunday  in  month  at  11  a.  m.  ^ 

EVENING  PRAYER 

Other  Sundays  at  3 p.  m. 


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JLenten  ^etiJice0 


SUNDAYS 

Holy  Communion  every  Sunday 8 a.m. 

WEEK  DAYS 

Morning  Prayer  9 A.  M. 

Noon  Day  Service  12:10  to  12:30  p.  M. 

Holy  Communion  Thursdays  9 A.  m. 

Evensong  with  Address 4:30  p.m. 

Litany  and  Confirmation  Instruction  Fridays 8 P.  M. 

Confirmation  Instruction  Wednesdays 3:30  p.m. 

HOLY  WEEK 

(In  addition  to  other  week  day  services.) 

Holy  Communion  (except  Friday) 9 a.m. 

Baptism  (Saturday,  Easter  Even.) 4:30  p.m. 

GOOD  FRIDAY 

Litany  and  Penitential  Office  9 a.m. 

Morning  Prayer  and  Sermon 10:30  a.m. 

Three  Hour  Service 12  to  3 p.  M. 

Gauhs  Passion  Service  rendered  by  full  vested  choir. . 8p.  M. 

EASTER  DAY 

Holy  Communion 7,  8 and  9 a.  m. 

Morning  Prayer  and  Holy  Communion 11a.m. 

Sunday  School  Festival  4 p.m. 

Evensong  and  Sermon  8 p.  m. 


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(I^ffite  ?|ours 

The  Clergy  of  this  Parish  may  be  seen  for  consultation 
and  advice  at  the  church  after  any  of  the  services  or  by  ap- 
pointment. They  greatly  desire  to  be  personally  acquainted 
with  all  attendants  upon  the  services  and  new  parishioners 
are  requested  to  make  themselves  known  to  them  as  soon  as 
possible. 

The  Clergy  are  at  the  Parish  House  daily  from  9 until 
12  A.  M. 


Paptisftn 

The  first  Sunday  of  the  month  has  been  set  aside  in  the 
Sunday  School  as  a time  at  which  infants  or  older  children 
may  be  presented  for  baptism. 

The  administration  of  this  rite  may  be  arranged  for  at 
other  times  by  consultation  with  the  Clergy. 

Confirmation 

Persons  desiring  instruction  in  the  doctrines  of  the 
Church  may  be  enrolled  in  one  of  the  classes  for  that  pur- 
pose at  any  time  by  consulting  with  the  Clergy. 

I5t0itation  of  tpe 

The  Clergy  are  prepared  at  any  time  to  give  the  Holy 
Communion  or  other  ministrations. 

The  Ministrations  of  the  Clergy  are  at  the  command  of 
all,  whether  Church  people  or  not,  and  they  will  esteem  it 
a privilege  to  minister  wherever  their  services  are  needed  or 
desired. 

The  Chapel  is  open  daily  from  8:30  a.  m.  to  5 p.  m.  for 
prayer  and  meditation. 


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9 :00  A.  M. 
9 :30  A.  M. 
6 :30  p.  M. 
7 :00  p.  M. 
7 :00  p.  M. 


SUNDAYS 

Library  open. 

Sunday  School. 

Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew. 
Library  open. 

Grace  Church  Bible  Institute. 


9-12  A.  M. 
1 1 :00  A.  M. 
3:15  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 


9-12  A.  M. 
10:30  A.  M. 
10:30  a.  m. 
3 :30  p.  M. 
3 :30  p.  M. 
4:30  p.  M. 
6 :00  p.  M. 
7 :00  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
8 :00  p.  M. 


MONDAYS 

Kindergarten. 

Guild  of  Mercy  (first  Monday). 
Story  Hour. 

Junior  Auxiliary. 

Shortall  Boys’  Club. 


TUESDAYS 

Kindergarten. 

Sisters  of  Bethany. 

Woman’s  Auxiliary  (second  Tuesday). 

Girls’  Club. 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club,  Teams  III  and  IV. 
Choir  Boys’  Rehearsal. 

Girls’  Friendly  Society. 

Wabash-Juniors  Boys’  Club. 

Wabash  Athletic  Boys’  Club. 

Daughters  of  the  King  (first  Tuesday). 


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9-12  A.  M. 
3 :30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 


9-12  A.  M. 
3 ;30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
8:00  p.  M. 
8 :00  p.  M. 


9-12  A.  M. 
1 :30  p.  M. 
3 :30  p.  M. 
6:30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 
7 :30  p.  M. 


9 :45  A.  M. 
1 :30  p.  M. 
3 :30  p.  M. 


WEDNESDAYS 

Kindergarten. 

Haven  Juniors  Boys’  Club. 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club,  Teams  I and  II. , 
Ruth  Girls’  Club. 

Neighborhood  Women’s  Club. 


THURSDAYS 

Kindergarten. 

Junior  Daughters  of  the  King. 
Spalding-Browns  Indoor  Baseball  Club. 

Men’s  Club  (as  announced). 

Young  Women’s  Club  (third  Thursday). 

FRIDAYS 

Kindergarten. 

Helpful  Hands’  Guild. 

Library  open. 

Library  open. 

Choir  Rehearsal. 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club,  Teams  I and  II. 


SATURDAYS 

Industrial  School. 

Little  Workers’  Guild. 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club,  Teams  HI  and  IV. 


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S>tat£&  Offerings 

•I- 

For  the  Diocesan  Fund 
(Expenses  of  the  Diocese) 

Quarterly. 

For  the  Aged  and  Infirm  Clergy  Fund 
Thanksgiving  Day  or  on  the  Sunday  before  that  day. 

For  St.  Luke^s  Hospital 
Last  Sunday  in  November. 

For  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missions 
Third  Sunday  in  Advent. 

For  General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 
Second  Sunday  in  February. 

For  Church  Home  for  Aged  Persons 
Third  Sunday  in  February. 

For  Diocesan  Missions  and  Special  Objects 
As  Announced. 

The  alms  contributed  at  the  celebrations  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion are  devoted  to  the  charitable  work  of  the  Parish. 


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Cfjoir 

(Officers! 

Organist  and  Choirmaster 
Harrison  M.  Wild 

Warden 

Wm.  E.  Johnson 

Sacristan 
K.  E.  Morck 

Secretary  and  Chief  Librarian 
Armour  Armstrong 

Assistant  Librarians 
John  R.  King  C.  J.  Ohlson 

Master  Stuart  McCombs 

Crucifer 

Devereux  Haigh 

In  Charge  of  Hymn  Tablets 
Master  George  Austin 

Rehearsals:  Boys,  Tuesdays,  4:00  p.  m.;  full  choir,  Fri- 
days, 7 :30  p.  M. 

Applications  for  membership  are  received  by  the  Rector, 
Music  Committee,  or  the  Choirmaster. 


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Cf)oris;ters! 


SOPRANOS 


Harry  Armstrong 

Wm.  Horne 

Alfred  Barboro 

Herbert  Schultz 

Chas.  Barlow 

John  Hughes 

Sterns  Barrows 

John  Johansen 

Jack  Baxter 

Harold  Lloyd 

Ervin  Beranek 

Stuart  McCombs 

Wm.  Breckinridge 

Jack  McCrae 

Irving  Busse 

Jas.  Milliard 

Chas.  Clarke 

Henry  Mount 

Harry  Clarke 

Russell  Newell 

Geo.  Burling 

Clarence  Parker 

Paul  Burling 

Walter  Pruter 

Chesley  Evans 

Walter  Richards 

Raymond  Flynn 

Edwin  Schultz 

Joseph  George 

Eugene  Scofield 

Harry  Greenock 

Gordon  Smith 

Wm.  Harrison 

Robert  Swain 

Stephen  Harvath 

Edwin  Turner 

Marshall  Wilcox 

ALTOS 

George  Austin 

Sidney  Richards 

Devereux  Haigh 

Harold  Smith 

Chas.  Ohlson 

Harold  White 

TENORS 

Armour  Armstrong 

E.  C.  Huehner 

E.  E.  Gaskill 

Wm.  E.  Johnson 

Lewis  Spousler 

BASSRS 

R.  S.  Lund 

R.  W.  Hunter 

John  R.  King 

F.  C.  Atwill 

K.  E.  Morck 


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The  music  of  Grace  Church  has  always  been  given  care- 
ful attention  and  has  done  much  in  making  the  services  im- 
pressive and  effective. 

The  Vested  Choir  was  organized  some  twenty-eight  years 
ago,  and  from  its  inception  to  the  present  has  never  failed  in 
its  artistic  and  reverent  rendering  of  church  music  of  the 
highest  class.  Harrison  M.  Wild  has  been  in  charge  of  the 
department  for  nearly  sixteen  years.  His  service  as  organist 
and  choirmaster  has  been  conscientious,  brilliant  and  highly 
effective.  His  influence  over  the  men  and  boys  is  such  as  to 
win  their  loyalty  and  affection,  and  to  awaken  in  them  a 
desire  to  do  their  best.  When  the  present  Rector  came  to 
the  parish  a prominent  man  in  the  congregation  remarked  that 
during  the  long  months  of  waiting  without  a rector  one  de- 
partment had  never  failed  in  its  efficiency  and  that  was  the 
Choir.  And  this  well  merited  appreciation  only  modestly  ex- 
presses the  comfort  and  inspiration  which  the  Choir  has  been 
to  the  Rector  and  congregation  throughout  the  past  ten  years. 

Several  of  the  men  at  present  with  us  entered  the  Choir 
in  their  boyhood  and  have  been  members  almost  continuously 
for  more  than  twenty  years.  The  beneficent  effect,  morally 
and  spiritually,  upon  the  hundreds  of  boys  who  have  had 
this  Choir  training  is  inestimable.  A large  proportion  have 
been  brought  into  active  church  membership,  and  all  have 
been  helped  toward  living  clean  and  successful  lives.  The 
great  benefit  to  all  of  the  musical  training  is  clearly  apparent. 
Many  have  made  enviable  reputations  as  tenors  and  baritones 
and  basses  in  choir,  opera,  and  concert.  One  is  now  leading 
tenor  of  the  opera  in  Munich,  and  another  is  leading  bass 


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in  the  Chicago  Opera  Company,  while  others  have  won  and 
enjoy  fame  in  their  profession  at  home  and  abroad.  The 
Choir  sings  ten  and  one-half  months  in  the  year  and  besides 
a two  weeks’  outing  in  camp  is  given  the  month  of  August 
free,  during  which  time  a carefully  chosen  quartette  leads  the 
singing  in  Church. 

To  insure  the  permanence  and  efficiency  of  this  important 
and  worthy  choir  organization,  a special  endowment  fund  of 
at  least  $100,000  ought  to  be  provided  and  we  commend  it  to 
the  earnest  consideration  of  all  the  parishioners  and  friends 
of  Grace  Church.  Perhaps  some  one  even  now  stands  ready 
to  give  this  fund;  if  not,  who  will  make  the  start? 


Clioir  "^eiStment  Committee 

Nannette  K.  Beeman  Mrs.  Wm.  E.  Johnson 


tlTJje  Cfioir  Camp 

Through  the  kindness  of  friends  the  annual  encampment 
of  the  Choir  has  been  put  upon  a permanent  basis  at  the 
Highlands,  Delavan  Lake,  Wisconsin.  The  camp  consists  of 
six  large  and  roomy  tents  of  handsome  striped  material,  with 
double  roofs,  each  tent  being  divided  by  hangings  into  three 


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parts.  Eight  boys  can  sleep  comfortably  in  a tent,  four  to  a 
side,  the  middle  compartment  affording  space  in  which  to  move 
around  and  dress.  The  camp  can  therefore  accommodate 
forty-eight  visitors  without  crowding. 

The  other  furniture  of  the  camp  consists  of  cots,  chairs, 
mirrors,  wash  bowls,  blankets,  comfortables  and  pillows. 
Every  boy  has  his  cot,  with  blanket  and  comfortable,  but 
brings  his  own  sheet  and  pillow  case  from  home. 

Unless  there  is  reason  to  the  contrary,  camp  is  pitched  the 
first  Monday  in  July,  and  lasts  two  weeks,  the  Choir  thus 
being  absent  from  church  for  one  Sunday.  The  tents  are 
erected  under  the  trees  of  a grove  behind  the  Highland  Hotel, 
some  hundred  yards  from  the  hotel  porch  and  two  hundred 
from  the  shores  of  the  lake.  The  situation  is  unusually  good. 
Lake  Delavan  being  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  all  the  Wis- 
consin lakes.  There  is  excellent  boating  and  fishing  to  be 
had,  and  the  hotel  places  four  rowboats  at  the  disposal  of  the 
camp.  The  water  is  the  great  attraction  to  the  boys,  who  are 
never  so  happy  as  when  they  are  either  in  it  or  on  it.  The 
curtailing  of  the  pleasure  of  swimming  is  the  one  form  of 
discipline  that  has  ever  to  be  used,  and  one  dose  is  generally 
sufficient. 

The  day’s  routine  is  as  follows : Camp  is  roused  about  7 :00. 
Breakfast  is  served  at  7 :30,  in  the  hotel.  (All  meals  are  eaten 
in  the  hotel  dining  room  as  in  this  way  the  trouble  of  a camp 
kitchen  is  avoided).  After  breakfast  the  boys  have  the  time 
to  themselves  until  10 :30,  when  the  first  swimming  period  be- 
gins. Dinner  is  at  12:30,  the  afternoon  swim  at  4:30,  supper 


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at  6 :00.  The  boys  are  expected  to  be  in  camp  by  9 :30  in  the 
evening,  and  lights  are  mostly  out  by  shortly  after  10  o’clock. 
In  the  intervals  of  this  program  there  are  games  of  baseball, 
fishing,  boating,  riding,  and  other  ways  of  passing  time  agree- 
ably to  American  youth.  Track,  swimming,  and  boat  races 
are  always  arranged  on  certain  days,  and  in  addition  hay- 
rack rides,  marshmallow  roasts,  ice  cream  suppers  and  other 
events  serve  to  make  the  annual  camp  the  bright  star  that 
gleams  ahead  of  the  Grace  Church  choirboy  throughout  his 
year’s  work. 


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tCfje  altar  (gutlli 

Secretary-T  reasurer 

ZuLA  G.  Campbell 

Meets  first  Thursday  of  the  month  at  10:00  a.  m.  in  the 
Parish  House. 

The  Altar  Guild  is  organized,  as  its  name  implies,  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  care  of  the  Altar.  The  Guild  consists  of 
five  or  six  young  women,  two  of  whom  usually  serve  together 
for  a month  at  a time.  They  prepare  the  Altar  for  the  serv- 
ices, arrange  the  flowers,  and  care  for  the  Altar  linen  and 
the  vestments  of  the  Clergy. 

The  annual  budget  of  the  Altar  Guild  usually  amounts  to 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  the  chief  item  of  ex- 
pense being  the  flowers  for  the  Altar.  This  money  is  raised 
among  some  twenty-five  subscribers,  who  give  from  five  to  ten 
dollars  each. 

Z.  G.  Campbell. 

iFinancial  Uepott 

CHURCH  FUND; 

RECEIPTS 

May  1,  1911,  to  May  1,  1912. 


Balance  on  hand  May  1,  1911 $ 16.12 

Total  receipts  169.00 

Total  $185.12 


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DISBURSEMENTS. 


Flowers  $128.60 

Laundry  29.88 

Wafers  8.15 

Candles  3.00 


Total $169.63 


Balance  on  hand  May  1,  1912. . . .$  15.49 
CHAPEL  FUND: 

RECEIPTS 

Balance  on  hand  May  1,  1911 $ 22.95 

Total  receipts  20.00 

Total $ 42.95 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Laundry  $ 16.62 

Wafers  1.65 

Candles  2.00 


Total $ 20.27 

Balance  on  hand  May  1,  1912 $ 22.68 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Z.  G.  Campbell, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


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CiJucattoMl  HSHorfe 


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Ct)e  ^unbap  ^ciiool 

•j- 

Superintendent  and  Treasurer 
The  Assistant 

Secretary 
Frank  Hesik 

Assistant  Secretary 
Arthur  Oehme 

The  Sunday  School  meets  every  Sunday  at  9:30  a.  m.  in 
the  Parish  House. 

For  forty  years  and  more  the  Sunday  School  of  Grace 
Church  has  drawn  the  most  of  her  children  from  the  foreign 
population  of  the  great  West  Side  of  Chicago.  Hundreds 
and  thousands  of  Polish  and  Bohemian  boys  and  girls  of 
Roman  Catholic  parentage  have  been  taught,  brought  to 
Confirmation  and  the  Holy  Communion,  and  trained  in  Ameri- 
can citizenship  through  the  ministrations  of  the  clergy  and 
members  of  Grace  Church  during  the  last  four  or  five  decades 
of  her  life.  Scores  and  hundreds  have  been  helped  to  posi- 
tions, have  prospered,  and  today  constitute  a strong  and  in- 
fluential part  of  the  composite  body  politic  of  Chicago. 

At  first  these  immigrant  peoples  settled  just  west  of 
Wabash  Avenue.  Then  came  the  railroads  into  this  district, 
buying  up  the  property,  extending  their  yards,  and  pushing 
the  foreign  population  farther  and  farther  west  until  almost 
a mile  of  trackage  intervened  between  their  homes  and  Grace 
Church.  Still  they  continued  to  send  their  children  to  the 


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Sunday  School,  notwithstanding  the  long  distance  and  the 
dangerous  crossings.  As  transportation  facilities  have  ex- 
tended and  these  peoples  have  prospered,  they  have  scattered 
in  all  directions  to  the  extreme  limits  of  the  city  and  beyond 
and  out  of  reach  of  Grace  Church.  But  whenever  found, 
they  retain  a real  love  and  affection  for  her  and  a lasting 
gratitude  for  her  sympathy  and  help  in  their  early  immigrant 
days. 

When  the  present  rectorship  began,  ten  years  ago,  a goodly 
number  of  the  children  of  former  scholars  as  well  as  many 
just  from  the  ''Old  Country’’  made  up  eighty  per  cent  of  the 
Sunday  School.  Finding  them  unfamiliar  with  the  Church 
services,  the  Rector  placed  prayer  books  and  hymnals  in  their 
hands  that  they  might  use  the  prayers  and  hymns  of  the 
Church  to  open  and  close  the  school.  He  also  inaugurated 
a Children’s  Eucharist  in  the  Church  on  the  third  Sunday 
of  the  month,  into  which  all  were  gathered,  from  the  Infant 
Class  up,  that  they  might  learn  to  know  and  love  that  great 
service  which  our  Lord  instituted.  A trained  Kindergartner 
was  employed  for  the  Infant  Department  and  out  from  this 
school,  about  two  years  later,  grew  the  Free  Day-Kindergarten 
of  the  Parish. 

The  constant  encroachment  of  business  and  the  consequent 
removal  of  the  people  from  the  vicinity  of  Grace  Church 
has  diminished  our  numbers  to  about  two  hundred  children 
on  our  Sunday  School  rolls.  While  the  West  Side  is  still  our 
chief  source  of  supply,  many  children  walking  or  riding  miles 
to  attend,  yet  there  is  a gradually  increasing  percentage  from 
the  tenements  immediately  surrounding  or  within  a radius  of 
several  blocks  of  the  Church.  This  population  is  a rapidly 
shifting  one,  many  remaining  only  a few  weeks  or  months 


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THE  SUNDAY  SCHOOL CHRISTMAS  FESTIVAL 


before  they  are  off  again  to  new  localities,  and  consequently 
the  school  enrollment  is  being  constantly  depleted  by  the  with- 
drawals, while  at  the  same  time  the  vacancies  made  are  being 
filled  up  by  others  coming  into  the  neighborhood. 

This  incessant  shifting  means  that,  while  our  enrollment 
remains  practically  the  same,  about  two  hundred,  yet  in  the 
course  of  a year  or  two  we  may  have  had  under  instruction 
in  our  Sunday  School  three  or  four  hundred  children. 

The  rapid  and  constantly  changing  conditions,  of  course, 
make  a perfect  graded  system  of  instruction  impracticable. 
We  must  teach  that  which  will  impress  the  children  most 
while  we  have  them.  Church  and  Bible  instruction  in  its 
simplest  form  is,  therefore,  given,  with  the  Church  Catechism 
as  the  basis.  It  is  surprising  how  the  children  learn  to  love 
the  Church,  however  short  their  stay  with  us  may  have  been. 
They  are  eager  to  be  baptized  and  confirmed,  and  after  con- 
firmation they  fulfill  their  duties  far  more  faithfully  than 
many  of  the  older  and  better  circumstanced  members  of  our 
congregation.  A recent  review  of  the  confirmation  classes 
of  last  year  and  several  years  before  shows  scarcely  a lapse 
of  one  of  these  children. 

The  annual  excursion  takes  place  in  June,  when  specially 
chartered  cars  carry  the  children,  their  families  and  friends 
into  the  country,  where  they  wander  through  the  fields  or  in 
the  woods  and  enjoy  the  day  carefree.  This  is  the  only  day 
wholly  given  to  pleasure,  which  many  of  them  can  afford  to 
have  throughout  the  year. 

For  three  years  past  a well-attended  Summer  school 
has  been  held  during  the  months  of  July  and  August. 

The  offerings  in  the  appended  reports,  while  not  large, 
are  remarkable  when  the  very  slender  means  of  the  families 


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whose  children  give  is  considered.  They  are  indeed  like  the 
‘Widow’s  mite/^  whose  offering  was  commended  by  the  great 
Master  because  ^^she  of  her  penury  had  cast  into  the  treasury 
of  God  all  the  living  that  she  had.’' 

Our  greatest  need  in  the  Sunday  School  is  an  added  force 
of  able  teachers  with  whose  aid  the  number  of  children  at- 
tending might  be  greatly  increased.  We  believe  this  need  can 
only  be  met  satisfactorily  by  offering  some  financial  remunera- 
tion. 

^financial  l^eports: 

Special  ^unbap  ^c|iool  unb 


1911. 

Received  from  subscriptions $320.00 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Subscriptions  for  The  Young  Churchman. . . .$  75.00 

Christmas  presents 74.54 

Christmas  tree  58.55 

Sunday  School  Institute 4.00 

Incidentals  3.90 


Total  $215.99 


Balance  on  hand $104.01 


tKreasurer’si  S^eport 

March  1,  1911,  to  May  1,  1912. 

RECEIPTS 

Total  General  Offerings,  Mar.  1,  1911,  to  May  1, 1912.  .$  68.49 


Special  Advent  Offering,  1910 5.75 

Special  Lenten  Offering,  1911 14.06 

Special  Lenten  Offering,  1912 18.63 

Total  Offerings  for  Missions  (Envelope  System)  . . . 25.22 

Total  $132.15 


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DISBURSEMENTS. 


1911 

May  7.  Frank  Hesik,  Secy.,  Reward  Pins $ 6.79 

June  3.  Frank  Hesik,  Secy.,  Reward  Pins 6.29 

June  25.  W.  Cathrae,  Teachers’  Badges  for  Picnic. . .36 

June  30.  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 

New  York,  Lenten  Offering,  1911 14.06 

Aug.  30.  Dr.  F.  E.  J.  Lloyd,  Picnic,  Jackson  Park..  5.00 

Sept.  26.  Frank  Hesik,  Secy.,  Reward  Pins 9.10 

Dec.  11.  Frank  Hesik,  Secy.,  Reward  Pins 9.10 

Dec.  18.  Dr.  F.  E.  J.  Lloyd,  Printing 4.25 

1912 

Feb.  11.  Frank  Hesik,  Secy.,  Attendance  Records..  .36 

Feb.  20.  E.  S.  Gorham,  New  York,  Reward  Pins 5.42 

Feb.  20.  Samuelson,  Chicago,  Flowers 3.00 

April  30.  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 

New  York,  Lenten  Offering,  1912 18.63 


Total  $82.36 


Balance  on  hand $49.79 

Balance  on  Hand  comprises  the  following : 

Amount  remaining  from  General  Offerings $18.82 

Offerings  for  Missions  (Envelope  System) 25.22 

Special  Advent  Offering,  1910 5.75 


Total  $49.79 

Geo.  H.  Nelson, 

Treasurer. 


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#rat£  CJiurtf)  Snstitutc 

Lecturer 

Olaf  a.  Toffteen,  Ph.  D. 

Meets  every  Sunday  at  7:00  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

In  Lent,  1910,  the  present  writer  was  invited  by  the  Rec- 
tor of  Grace  Parish  to  give  a series  of  lectures  on  the  Old 
Testament  in  the  light  of  modern  research.  The  attendance 
at  those  lectures  exceeded  expectations  and  the  undertaking 
proved  a means  to  awaken  a keen  interest  in  the  study  of  the 
Old  Testament  on  the  part  of  many  parishioners. 

Frequent  inquiries  in  regard  to  a resumption  of  these  or 
similar  lectures  and  the  Rector's  desire  to  open  up  permanent 
work  in  this  line  of  religious  education  led  him  to  make  plans 
for  inaugurating  a Grace  Church  Bible  Institute  and  invite 
the  undersigned  to  give  a course  of  lectures  and  discussions 
on  ‘'Bible  Problems  and  Modern  Science"  during  the  present 
season. 

This  course  opened  on  the  first  Sunday  of  November, 
1912,  and  has  been  planned  to  continue  until  the  end  of  April, 
this  year.  The  hour  was  chosen  at  7 :00  p.  m.  in  order  to  induce 
those  attending  the  lecture  to  remain  at  the  evening  service. 
In  spite  of  the  unseasonable  hour  the  attendance  has  been 
good,  varying  from  thirty  to  fifty-five,  with  good  prospects 
for  an  increase  during  Lent. 


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The  following  topics  have  been  discussed  or  will  be  treated 
in  this  course: 

''Sun,  stand  thou  still’’  and  modern  Astronomy — The 
Creation  Story  and  Geology — The  Creation  Story  and  Archae- 
ology — The  Paradise  Story  and  Anthropology — The  Paradise 
Story  and  Comparative  Religion — The  Cain  Story  and  Ancient 
Mythology — Sons  of  Adam  and  Ancient  History — The  Deluge 
Story  and  Geology — The  Deluge  Story  and  Ancient  Astrology 
— Sons  of  Noah  and  Modern  Ethnology — Abraham  and 
Babylonian  Archaeology — Joseph  and  Egyptian  Archaeology — 
Moses  and  Ancient  Jurisprudence — Fall  of  Jericho  and  An- 
cient Strategy — The  Suffering  Servant  and  Ancient  History. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Olaf  a.  Toffteen. 


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tifje  Einbergarten 

Kindergartner 
V.  Oma  Grace 
Assistants 

(From  the  National  Kindergarten  College) 

Irene  Heinsen  Elizabeth  Ransley 

Amelia  Morse  Alice  Grant 

Mabel  Richardson  Ruth  Sweeney 

Edith  Harbaugh 

The  Kindergarten  is  open  every  week-day  from  9:00  a.  m. 
to  12 :00  M.  and  meets  on  the  third  floor  of  the  Parish  House. 

The  Kindergarten  was  opened  in  the  Parish  House  on 
the  first  day  of  October,  1907,  under  the  direction  of  Miss 
Irene  Easier.  The  hopes  and  ideals  as  to  what  the  Kinder- 
garten might  do  not  only  for  the  Church  but  for  the  people 
at  large  have  been  realized  and  it  has  opened  new  fields  and 
broader  avenues  of  work  each  year. 

In  the  five  years  and  a half  there  have  been  enrolled  four 
hundred  children  coming  from  two  hundred  and  eighty-two 
families.  These  children  have  been  of  twelve  nationalities — 
American,  French,  German,  Irish,  English,  Jewish,  Italian, 
Polish,  Swedish,  Hungarian,  Assyrian,  and  Greek.  In  learn- 


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THE  KINDERGARTEN 


ing  the  flags  of  all  nations  each  child  finds  proudly  ‘^father's 
flag”  and  then  with  equal  pride  his  own. 

The  Kindergarten  has  long  ago  proven  itself  as  a factor 
in  the  education  of  the  child  and  it  is  proving  itself  as  a 
help,  if  not  a necessity,  for  the  work  of  the  Church.  One 
must  only  recall  that  the  impressions  at  this  age  have  a lasting 
effect  upon  the  soul,  and  the  coming,  day  by  day,  into  direct 
contact  with  the  Church  does  have  an  influence  that  can  never 
be  entirely  effaced.  From  afar  the  child  hears  the  sweet 
music  of  the  organ,  the  calling  of  the  chimes,  and  several  times 
during  the  year  the  children  are  taken  for  a quiet  walk 
through  the  church  to  look  silently  and  reverently  at  the  win- 
dows, the  vaulted  ceiling,  and  the  beautiful  altar.  This  in- 
fluence has  worked  like  a leaven,  for  many  little  children 
have  been  brought  to  baptism  and  several  will  soon  be  con- 
firmed. 

There  is  no  quicker  way  to  gain  the  confidence  of  a man 
or  a woman  than  through  kindness  to  his  or  her  child.  Thus 
the  kindergartner  soon  becomes  the  friend  of  each  in  the 
neighborhood  and  in  this  way  the  Church  is  brought  to  the 
home  and  the  members  of  the  family  to  the  Church. 

The  aim  of  the  Kindergarten  is  not  primarily  to  teach  but 
to  love  and  care  for  the  child.  The  dirty  little  face  must  be 
clean,  and  often  before  the  child  is  ready  to  take  its  place 
with  the  others  it  must  be  bathed  and  dressed  in  clean  clothing. 
Sometimes  the  old  clothing  is  sewed  on  layer  after  layer. 
One  Italian  woman  said,  ‘'O  yes,  some  times  we  bathe  in 
summer  time  but  never  in  winter.”  There  are  hurts  to  be 
bandaged — ^'Miss  G.  . . .,  please,  mother  said  you  would  wrap 
my  arm  for  me;  she  had  no  medicine.”  Toothache  and  ear- 
ache all  must  be  attended  to  before  the  little  ones  are  happy 


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enough  to  take  their  share  of  the  joy.  A little  washing  and 
care  will  soon  bring  back  a smile  and  the  self-respect  of  the 
child,  and  all  the  children  enjoy  a face  which  is  beaming  over 
a new  dress  or  blouse.  Perhaps  at  Christmas  time  Santa 
Claus  had  left  a new  dress  for  the  baby  and  pet  of  the  Kin- 
dergarten, and  each  child  was  as  happy  as  though  Santa  had 
left  a gift  for  all. 

With  the  little  bodies  comfortable,  with  plenty  of  fresh 
air  and  sunshine,  with  breakfast  of  hot  milk  and  bread  on 
cold  days,  or  bread  and  butter,  sometimes  with  jelly  (the 
first  which  many  of  them  have  ever  tasted),  then  they  are 
ready  for  their  simple  lessons  and  to  enjoy  their  play  and 
the  stories  told  to  fill  their  souls  with  ideals. 

The  duty  of  the  kindergartner  is  to  find  how  she  can  be 
of  service  to  the  community  as  she  goes  in  and  out  among 
the  people.  Many  a time  she  has  come  at  the  moment  when 
most  needed  — 'T  am  so  homesick’’;  ‘T  am  so  discouraged”; 
^T  am  so  lonely.”  These  are  the  cries  of  the  city.  Being  a 
friendly  visitor  she  often  helps  with  suggestions,  or  more 
often  rocks  the  sick  baby  and  shows  the  young  Italian  mother 
how  to  dress  the  baby  and  how  to  care  for  the  baby’s  eyes. 
Then,  in  severe  cases,  she  calls  the  City  Physician  and  a 
Visiting  Nurse  or  makes  arrangements  for  the  sick  one  to 
go  to  St.  Luke’s  Hospital.  The  kindergartner  would  find  her 
work  almost  impossible  if  it  were  not  for  the  always  willing 
and  ready  assistance  of  these  institutions.  Very  often  em- 
ployment has  to  be  found  and  frequently  clothing  supplied. 
There  are  many  interesting  stories  that  might  be  told  of  these 
friendly  visits,  of  the  joy  awakened,  and  of  the  warm  greet- 
ings. 

Throughout  the  year  each  festival  is  celebrated  — a few 


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cookies  and  little  candles,  with  laughter,  makes  a happy  party. 
In  the  spring,  summer,  and  autumn  many  trips  are  taken  to 
the  parks.  One  of  the  happiest  mornings  of  the  year  was 
spent  in  the  Rose-Garden  at  Washington  Park  last  June. 

To  the  many  friends  who  have  sent  money,  flowers,  candy, 
fruit,  jelly,  clothing,  toys,  picture  books,  and  pictures  we  are 
most  grateful. 

V.  Oma  Grace, 
Kindergartner. 

(^race  Cfjurcfj  Summer  ^inbergarten 

The  need  of  organized  work  and  recreation  during  the 
summer,  as  well  as  in  the  winter  months,  is  evident  to  all 
who  are  familiar  with  the  social  needs  of  the  neighborhood 
of  Grace  Church.  Early  in  the  summer  of  1912,  therefore,  a 
kindergarten  was  opened  in  Grace  Church  Parish  House,  the 
teachers  supplied  by  the  National  Kindergarten  College.  From 
the  first  it  was  apparent  that  the  work  must  include  children 
older  as  well  as  younger  than  the  kindergarten  age.  So 
shortly  after  the  opening  of  the  Kindergarten  on  June  18, 
1912,  a little  Mothers’  Class  was  added.  A trained  nurse 
gave  her  time  daily  to  instructing  the  ''little  mothers”  of  from 
ten  to  fourteen,  in  the  physical  care  of  the  younger  members 
of  the  family,  and  a kindergartner  taught  them  games,  stories, 
and  handwork  for  use  in  the  home. 

This  class,  as  well  as  the  regular  kindergarten  department, 
continued  until  the  9th  of  August.  A constant  growth  in  inter- 
est was  apparent  during  the  period,  with  a marked  improve- 
ment in  cleanliness,  health,  and  general  character  development 


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of  the  children.  The  workers  were  convinced  of  the  need  of 
this  activity  in  the  district  surrounding  the  church,  as  the  pub- 
lic schools  are  closed  during  the  summer  months  and  the  rec- 
reation centers  are  inaccessible  to  the  younger  children  except 
on  rare  occasions. 

Frances  Wetmore. 


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^financial  l^eport 

May  1,  1911,  to  January  1,  1913. 

RECEIPTS. 

Dr.  Waters $ 9.35 

Mrs.  Meacham  25.00 

Miss  Stirling 35.00 

Miss  Wetmore  12.00 

Mr.  Bailey 5.00 

Miss  Parker  4.00 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Evans 16.00 

Dr.  Norcross 15.00 

Mrs.  Hibbard  6.40 

Mrs.  North  2.00 

Mrs.  Ingalls 15.00 

Anon 28.00 

Mrs.  Castleberry 24.50 

Rev.  Mr.  Nutter 10.52 

Daughters  of  the  King 1.75 

Mrs.  Slyder 1.00 

Miss  Haven  2.00 

Miss  Ellingham  19.80 

Miss  Bartley  7.00 

Miss  Stookey  1.00 

Mrs.  Sanders  5.00 


Total $245.32 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Shoes  $ *65 

Pictures  17.75 

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Board  in  Country 33.00 

Picnic  for  Mothers  and  Children 17.00 

Balls  50 

Dolls  3.10 

Dishes  3.86 

Drugs  2.31 

Incidentals  2.66 

Excursion  of  the  Kindergarten 10.96 

Sick  Child  . 1.70 

Laundry 67 

Mrs.  Campbell  (go-cart) 2.00 

Mrs.  Proctor  (sick  help) 1.50 

Mrs.  Jost  (sick  help) 1.00 

Flowers  3.00 

Hallowe’en  Party 50 

Easter  Party  2.75 

Thanksgiving  Party 70 

Closing  Party  3.55 

Expressage  85 

Food  87.64 

Boys’  Club  13.05 

Christmas  9.73 

Christmas  Greens 3.00 

Christmas  Apples  and  Oranges 2.70 

Tree  Trimmings 3.30 

Dress  for  Little  Child 68 


Total $230.11 


Balance  on  hand $ 15.21 


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tKf)t  Snlmstrial  ^cfjool 

■!< 

Directress 

Anna  Novak 


TEACHERS 


Mrs.  W.  O.  Waters 
Miss  Lettie  Hickey 
Miss  Louise  Beidler 
Miss  Jessie  Payme 
Miss  Dorothy  Stirling 


Mrs.  C.  P.  Anderson 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Johnson 
Miss  Julia  Dawson 
Miss  Harmon  Bailey 
Miss  Frances  Haven 


Directress  1 

Teachers  10 

Pupils  80 

Total 91 


The  Industrial  School  meets  every  Saturday  at  9 :30  a.  m. 
in  the  Parish  House. 


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l^eport  ijp  tfje  liirectresis! 


Each  Saturday  morning  from  September  till  June  the 
Sewing  School  meets  in  the  Parish  House  at  9:30  o’clock. 
The  children  who  come  are  babies,  boys  and  girls.  The  babies 
are  brought  by  the  ‘'little  mothers”  and  there  is  a nursery 
department  for  them  in  the  Kindergarten  Room. 

The  school  is  divided  into  small  groups  or  classes,  each 
with  a competent  teacher.  A grading  system  is  followed.  The 
children  pass  from  the  Beginners’  Classes,  where  they  are 
taught  to  hold  and  thread  a needle,  wear  a thimble,  and  do 
straight  sewing,  into  the  “Model  Class,”  where  more  thorough 
sewing  is  taught.  Lastly,  they  enter  the  Garment  Class,  where 
each  child  is  given  garments  to  make  and  these  become  their 
own  when  finished.  Thus  they  have  an  incentive  to  learn 
to  sew  and  sew  well  and  carefully. 

Twice  a year  prizes  are  awarded  to  the  best  sewers;  also 
twice  a year  parties  are  given  in  their  behalf. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  difference  in  appearance  of 
the  children  from  time  to  time  as  they  learn  habits  of  neatness 
and  cleanliness  and  repay  in  love  and  effort  the  faithful  kind-  » 
ness  of  their  teachers. 

Anna  Novak. 


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THE  INDUSTRIAL  SCHOOL 


Jfmancial  3l^eport 

RECEIPTS. 

Pennies  brought  by  the  children $ 2.02 

Mrs.  C.  O.  Meacham 20.00 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Hibbard 15.60 

Mrs.  C.  P.  Anderson  2.00 

Total  $39.62 

DISBVRSE9IENTS. 

Picnic  at  Lincoln  Park $11.55 

Christmas  Party 6.50 

Material  17.65 

Total  $35.70 

Balance $ 3.92 


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®f)e  ILitirarp 

■h 

Librarian 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Assistant  Librarian 
George  H.  Nelson 

The  Library  is  open  Fridays  at  3:15  to  5:00  p.  m.,  Sun^ 
days  at  9:30  a.  m.;  also  at  6:30  p.  m.  Sundays,  for  the  use 
of  the  choir  boys. 

The  main  library  and  reading  room  is  located  on  the  first 
floor  of  the  Parish  House. 

librarian’s!  I^eport 

On  October  1,  1910,  after  years  of  idleness  and  as  a result 
of  the  ''Story  Hour,”  the  library  was  opened  for  the  use  of  any 
who  might  care  to  come.  All  children  over  ten  years  are 
allowed  to  take  books  to  return  by  the  end  of  two  weeks.  The 
honor  system  has  worked  remarkably  well,  for  of  the  thou- 
sands of  books  that  have  been  taken  away  not  over  seventy 
have  been  lost  and  some  of  that  number  have  been  paid  for.  The 
library  is  opened  three  times  a week  with  often  from  seventy- 
five  to  a hundred  children  standing  in  line,  and  it  is  only  nat- 
ural that  with  such  hard  usage  the  books  soon  become  very 
much  worn  and  soiled,  so  that  the  library  needs  constant 
replenishing.  When  new  books  arrive,  the  children  can 
scarcely  wait  to  get  them  and  promise  them  to  each  other  many 
weeks  ahead. 


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THE  LIBRARY A FRIDAY  AFTERNOON 


Some  of  the  children  come  from  long  distances  to  take 
advantage  of  the  library,  one  little  boy  walking  from  Twenty- 
Second  Street  and  Wentworth  Avenue,  one  mile  and  a half 
away,  and  three  little  girls  from  Twenty-First  Street  and  South 
Park  Avenue,  a distance  of  two  and  a half  miles. 

It  has  been  interesting  to  note  the  progress  a child  makes 
in  his  reading — how  he  gradually  learns  to  read  the  best  books 
and  how  he  comes  to  realize  that  by  good  reading  he  learns 
to  talk  well.  A few  weeks  ago  girls  from  the  upper  grades 
asked  for  books  which  a certain  group  of  boys  were  reading, 
"Tor,”  they  said,  ''they  are  so  smart  and  they  just  get  up  and 
recite  all  about  it  and  they  read  it  all  in  the  books.’^  Another 
interesting  fact  is  the  difference  in  style  of  the  reading  between 
the  American,  Italian  and  Bohemian  children.  The  Italian 
never  tires  of  fairy  tales,  it  would  seem  there  will  never  be  an 
end  to  their  demand.  The  Bohemian  seldom  reads  the  fairy 
tale  but  likes  the  fact  story  and  will  read  and  re-read  Miss 
Alcott,  which  an  Italian  child  cannot  finish.  The  American 
child  reads  the  fairy  tale  for  a short  time  and  grows  to  love 
Miss  Alcott  and  Mrs.  Burnett.  Some  children  take  books  for 
the  whole  family,  and  if  they  are  capable  they  are  allowed  to 
take  several  at  a time  so  that  the  family  can  enjoy  the  fairy 
tales,  and  often  the  neighbors,  too,  come  in  to  listen.  When 
the  library  closed  for  the  summer,  a few  were  allowed  to  take 
home  books  to  last  over  the  vacation  which  they  "read  over 
and  over.’’  By  the  books  we  put  into  these  children’s  hands, 
we  are  filling  up  the  hours  which  might  be  otherwise  spent  on 
the  streets,  filling  their  minds  with  useful  knowledge,  their 
souls  with  ideals  and  aspirations. 


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Number  of  children  taking  books 501 

Number  of  loans 4,741 

Number  of  books  lost 69 

When  the  library  was  opened  there  were  313  books  in  the 
Office,  412  books  of  fiction,  349  juvenile  books ; at  present  there 
are  336  books  in  the  Office,  373  books  of  fiction,  144  girls' 
books,  155  boys’  books,  and  35  books  in  the  Girls’  Club  Room. 

V.  Oma  Grace. 


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iMisistonarp  ®(iorfe 


149 


ISO 


Proti)ert)oo!)  of  ^nbreto 

“For  the  spread  of  Christ’s  Kingdom  among  Men.” 

#race  Chapter  2 

Director 

Arthur  D.  O’Neil 

Secretary-T  reasurer 
G.  Louis  Martin 
Meets  every  Sunday  at  6 :30  p.  m. 

Chapter  number  two  of  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew 
was  organized  in  Grace  Church  in  1883.  It  grew  out  of  a 
Bible  Class  which  was  under  the  care  of  Robert  Springer, 
then  a candidate  for  Holy  Orders  from  Grace  Church.  This 
was  shortly  after,  if  not  almost  contemporaneously  with,  the 
formation  of  Chapter  No.  1 of  St.  James’s  Church,  which  also 
grew  out  of  a Bible  Class  conducted  by  the  late  James  L. 
Houghteling. 

The  Charter  Members  of  Grace  Chapter  were  R.  W. 
Springer,  W.  R.  Stirling,  N.  B.  Clinch,  R.  F.  Clinch,  T.  S. 
Carpenter,  and  Harry  D.  Williams. 


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Its  membership  has  never  been  large,  and  there  have  been 
I>eriods  of  greater  and  of  less  activity,  as  in  all  chapters  of 
the  Brotherhood.  But  throughout  its  thirty  years  of  existence 
it  has  always,  in  some  measure,  discharged  its  responsibilities. 

During  the  present  rectorship  the  Brotherhood  has  taken 
entire  charge  of  the  ushering  at  the  Sunday  evening  service, 
and  has  never  failed,  winter  or  summer,  to  do  this  important 
work  most  acceptably.  It  has  contributed  valuable  aid  to  the 
Sunday  School,  and  labored  hard  in  hotels  and  boarding 
houses,  as  well  as  along  the  usual  lines  of  Brotherhood 
activity. 

In  the  spring  of  1909  Dr.  F.  E.  J.  Lloyd  became  an 
active  member  of  the  Brotherhood,  and  began  a new  and 
unique  work  Sunday  nights  among  the  passers-by  on  the  street 
in  front  of  the  church.  Such  work  requires  tact,  skill,  cour- 
tesy, and  power  of  persuasion.  Remarkably  endowed  with 
these  gifts  in  winning  men.  Dr.  Lloyd  successfully  approached, 
interested,  and  invited  to  the  services  thousands  of  persons 
of  all  sorts  and  descriptions  during  the  three  and  one-half 
years  he  was  able  to  continue  with  us. 

During  this  period  hundreds  promptly  entered  the  church 
upon  receiving  the  invitation,  other  hundreds  hesitated  but 
finally  yielded  to  persuasion,  while  other  hundreds,  if  not 
thousands,  who  for  one  reason  or  another  did  not  enter,  went 
their  way  grateful  for  the  invitation  and  experience  and  prom- 
ising to  come  another  time.  In  all  the  long  list  there  were 
few,  if  any,  rebuffs.  Such  work  thrills  the  worship  and 
charges  the  atmosphere  of  a church  with  enthusiasm.  The 
ushers  are  expectant,  the  devotions  of  the  people  quickened, 
the  choir  enlivened  in  their  singing,  and  the  preacher  in- 


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spired  to  give  his  message.  In  this  work  the  Brotherhood 
men  were  trained,  and  joined  in  heartily. 

At  present  the  Brotherhood  has  been  reduced,  by  with- 
drawals for  various  reasons,  to  a few  members,  but  these 
are  earnest,  and  with  several  prospective  members  in  view 
another  era  of  good  and  effective  work  is  opening  before  old 
Chapter  Number  Two. 


153 


#rate  Cfiurtf)  i#len’£!  Council 

**To  Increase  the  Attendance  at  the  Services  and  to  Assist 
the  Rector  in  Promoting  the  Usefulness  of  the  ChurchP 

SDffi'cer0 

President 

Dr.  David  H.  R.  Patton 
ecretary- T re  usurer 

Dr.  Edward  P.  Norcross,  3976  Lake  Avenue. 


Cxemtitic  Committee 

Dr.  David  H.  R.  Patton 
Chairman 


Rev.  William  O.  Waters 
Mr.  Edward  P.  Bailey 
Mr.  John  H.  Cathrae 
Mr.  William  M.  Cathrae 
Mr.  David  Evans 

Meets  every  Thursday 
House. 


Mr.  Edward  Haupt 
Mr.  J.  W.  D.  Kelley 
Mr.  William  Rothermel 
Dr.  Daniel  W.  Rogers 
Dr.  Edward  P.  Norcross 
ing  at  8 :CX)  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 


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prc0jDent’0  Statement 


On  the  evening  of  November  1st,  1911,  in  compliance 
with  a request  from  the  Rector,  several  of  the  men  of  the 
Parish  met  at  the  rectory,  for  the  purpose  of  discussing  the 
opportunities  for  missionary  work  in  this  district,  and  for 
devising  ways  and  means  for  informing  the  non-church-going 
residents  therein  of  the  privileges  of  the  church,  and  for 
awakening  an  increased  interest  in  the  various  activities 
thereof. 

There  were  present  at  this  meeting:  Rev.  William  O. 

Waters,  Mr.  Edward  P.  Bailey,  Mr.  J.  H.  Cathrae,  Mr.  W.  M. 
Cathrae,  Mr.  David  Evans,  Mr.  Edward  Haupt,  Mr.  J.  W.  D. 
Kelley,  Dr.  Edward  P.  Norcross,  Dr.  David  H.  R.  Patton. 

On  the  evening  of  November  9th,  1911,  (one  week  later) 
a second  meeting  was  held  at  the  Parish  House,  at  which  a 
permanent  organization  was  effected,  by-laws,  including  the 
name,  ‘'Grace  Church  Men’s  Council,”  were  adopted,  and  offi- 
cers were  elected. 

As  then  stated,  “the  objects  of  this  Council  shall  be: 
Social  Intercourse,  Mutual  Helpfulness,  Christian  Fellowship, 
and  to  Increase  the  Attendance  at  the  Services  of,  and  to 
Assist  the  Rector  in  Promoting  the  Usefulness  of  the  Church.” 

“Any  man  interested  in  the  purposes  of  this  Council,  may 
become  a member  upon  the  payment  of  Two  Dollars  initiation 
fee,  which  shall  include  his  dues  for  the  current  year.” 

During  the  season  weekly  meetings  were  held,  and  the 
following  names  were  added  to  the  membership  of  the  Council : 
Mr.  W.  H.  Rothermel,  Dr.  Daniel  W.  Rogers,  Mr.  F.  G. 
Hoyne,  Mr.  F.  F.  Ainsworth,  Mr.  Harold  C.  Smith,  Mr.  W.  R. 
Stirling. 


ISS 


A mailing  list  of  several  hundred  names  of  persons  having 
no  church  home,  has  been  compiled,  and  specially  prepared 
invitations,  in  the  form  of  printed  post-card  announcements  of 
the  various  services  of  the  church,  have  been  sent  out  at  fre- 
quent intervals. 

Funds  for  the  expense  of  this  work,  in  addition  to  the 
amount  received  for  annual  dues,  have  come  through  voluntary 
contributions,  chiefly  from  members  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, and  ranging  in  amounts  of  from  two  to  twenty-five 
dollars  each,  a record  of  which  has  been  kept  in  detail  by  the 
Secretary-T  reasurer. 

Individual  work  by  the  members  of  the  Council,  in  the 
way  of  personal  invitation  extended  to  non-church-going 
friends,  acquaintances,  and  to  strangers  in  the  city,  also  has, 
at  least  to  some  extent,  increased  the  attendance  at  the  ser- 
vices, and  we  trust  has  been  in  some  instances  of  lasting 
benefit  to  those  availing  themselves  of  the  privilege  of  church 
attendance. 

D.  H.  R.  Patton. 


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®augt)teriE  of  tfjc  ifing 

**For  the.  Spread  of  Christ’s  Kingdom  among  IVomen” 

(grace  CfiajJter  645 

President 

Belva  L.  Guthrie 

Vice-President 
Clara  F.  Hoover 

Secretary  and  Treasurer 
Ada  M.  Calvin 
Membership,  9. 

Meets  the  second  and  fourth  Tuesday  of  the  month  at 
8:00  P.  M.  in  the  Parish  House. 

$rec(tt(enrs:  i^eport 

On  May  9,  1899,  in  the  Chapel,  Grace  Chapter,  No.  645, 
of  the  Daughters  of  the  King,  was  organized,  “For  His  Sake,” 
— “for  the  spread  of  Christ’s  kingdom  among  women.” 

Six  women  were  admitted — 

Jeannette  George,  Clara  F.  Hoover,  Madeline  Tschiffely, 
Adelaide  Peel,  Sarah  Arnold,  Madeline  Lauder. 


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The  first  year,  through  the  kindness  of  the  Brotherhood 
of  St.  Andrew,  we  were  admitted  to  the  Bible  Class  held 
every  Friday  evening. 

On  Saturday,  April  28th,  1900,  in  Grace  Chapel,  the  first 
chapter  of  the  Junior  Branch  of  the  Daughters  of  the  King 
in  the  Diocese  of  Chicago  was  instituted,  eight  young  girls 
being  admitted. 

While  the  purpose  of  the  Order  is  spiritual,  asking  of  its 
members  an  individual  service  of  prayer  and  of  making  an 
earnest  effort  each  week  to  bring  at  least  one  woman  within 
the  hearing  of  the  Gospel,  Grace  Chapter  has  also  striven  to 
help  in  more  material  ways.  Since  its  organization  members 
of  the  Order  have  been  working  in  the  Sunday  school;  for 
several  years  the  Chapter  has  supported  a bed  in  St.  Mary’s 
Home  for  Girls;  during  Lent  each  year  sewing  is  done  for 
St.  Luke’s  Hospital;  before  the  holiday  season  dolls  have 
been  dressed  for  St.  Mary’s  Home.  During  1912  the  work 
has  been  on  aprons  for  the  Industrial  School  of  Grace  Church. 

In  the  Fall  of  1911,  at  the  suggestion  of  our  Chaplain, 
the  members  took  turns  in  attending  Sunday  evening  services 
to  welcome  strangers.  At  our  meetings  a collection  was  taken 
for  relieving  immediate  causes  of  distress.  The  members 
themselves  assited  poor  families  by  providing  food,  clothing, 
and  securing  positions. 

A total  number  of  32  have  been  enrolled  since  organiza- 
tion, but  on  account  of  removals  and  transfers  our  active  list 
has  never  been  very  large.  At  present  we  have  nine  active 
members.  Meetings  are  held  on  the  second  and  fourth  Tues- 
days of  the  month. 

Belva  L.  Guthrie, 

President. 


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Crea0utet’0  Beport 

From  January  1st,  1905,  to  January  1st,  1913. 


RECEIPTS. 

Jan.  1,  1905.  Cash  on  hand $ 3.93 

Receipts  for  dues,  per  capita,  donations,  etc 199.53 

Total $203.46 

DISBURSEMENTS. 


Per  capita  tax;  handbooks;  stationery;  St.  Mary's 
Home  for  Children  for  maintenance  of  bed ; towels 
for  St.  Luke's  Hospital ; for  children’s  confirmation 


outfits,  etc $195.01 

Total ..$195.01 

Balance  on  hand  January  1,  1913  • • $ 8.45 


Respectfully  submitted, 

Ada  M.  Calvin^ 
Secretai'y  and  Treasurer. 


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®rate  Cijurdb  ^Tisitor 

Editors 
The  Clergy 

By  mail  fifty  cents  per  year  in  advance. 

Published  Monthly  by  Grace  Episcopal  Church 
Fifteenth  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago. 

Grace  Church  Visitor,  the  parish  paper,  is  fifteen  years 
old,  and  it  has  done  good  service  in  the  work  and  develop- 
ment of  the  Parish.  It  has  a circulation  of  one  thousand 
copies  per  month,  and  is  sent  to  every  member  of  the  Parish 
through  the  mail.  It  thus  becomes  a medium  of  constant 
communication  between  the  Rector  and  his  people,  enabling 
them  to  have  full  knowledge  of  the  work  of  the  Parish  and 
giving  to  him  an  opportunity  of  imparting  information  in  an 
effective  way. 

A further  distribution  is  made  of  the  Visitor  at  the  doors 
of  the  church  and  its  value  is  put  to  a good  test  every  month 
thereby. 

The  financial  end  of  the  Visitor  is  taken  care  of  through 
its  advertising.  A fairly  complete  file  of  the  Visitor  exists, 
which  furnishes  a valuable  detailed  record  of  the  life  and 
work  of  the  Parish. 


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ISHoman’si  Suxiliarp 

■I* 

President 

Mrs.  C.  O.  Meacham 

Vice-President 
Mrs.  Edward  P.  Bailey 

T reasurer 

Mrs.  J.  J.  McDermid 
Secretary 

Leonora  T.  Hoyne 
Committee  on  Boxes  for  Fairs 

Mrs.  Frances  MacD.  Burlingham  Mrs.  C.  H.  ReQua 

The  Auxiliary  meets  the  second  Tuesday  of  the  month  at 
10:30  A.  M.  in  the  Sunday  School  Room. 

This  Association  of  women  in  Grace  Church  is  one  branch 
of  many  established  and  working  in  the  Church  all  over  this 
country  and  wherever  we  have  missionary  work  being  done. 
It  claims  as  members  all  women  who  have  been  baptized,  and 
is  auxiliary  to  the  General  Board  of  Missions,  also  to  the  Dio- 
cesan Board. 

The  work  done  has  assumed  fair  proportions  in  our  Par- 
ish branch;  we  stand  high  in  the  annual  reports  of  the  dio- 
cese. 


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Our  work  and  gifts  have  included  those  needing  the  help 
in  our  own  diocese,  the  diocesan  institutions,  the  city  mission- 
ary work,  as  well  as  substantial  assistance  to  domestic  mis- 
sions, Indian,  colored  and  foreign  work,  while  the  special 
work  of  the  United  Offering,  used  for  the  training,  sending 
and  support  of  women  workers  in  the  mission  field,  appeals  to 
the  heart  of  every  Christian  woman.  To  be  a member  in 
active  service  of  Woman’s  Auxiliary  is  a valuable  and  blessed 
experience  to  those  who  give  a faithful  and  devoted  interest. 
There  is  always  the  hope  that  many  in  our  Parish  who  have 
not  this  knowledge  and  interest  may  be  brought  to  accept  the 
privilege  which  belongs  to  them. 

The  Chicago  Diocesan  Branch  was  organized  in  Grace 
Church  more  than  twenty  years  ago,  and  two  of  its  presi- 
dents, Mrs.  Clinton  Locke  and  Mrs.  O.  V.  S.  Ward,  as  well 
as  other  officers  were  chosen  from  the  Grace  Church  Branch. 


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STunior  2luxiliarj> 

>{■ 

President 
Anna  Novak 
Vice-President 
Clarice  Rollans 
Secretary 

Lillian  Henderson 
Treasurer 
Stella  Klimcke 

This  Guild  meets  on  Monday  nights  throughout  the  year. 
A carefully  prepared  program  is  carried  out  — some  evenings 
given  up  to  sewing,  others  to  a Bible  class  and,  again,  others 
to  cooking  classes,  gymnastics,  dancing,  etc. 

During  Lent  the  Auxiliary  has  always  done  sewing  for 
the  Indians  of  Alaska,  St.  Mary's  Home  for  Girls,  or  St. 
Luke’s  Hospital. 

This  society  is  endowing  a pew  in  the  Church  for  the 
use  of  its  members  and  their  friends.  During  the  year  sev- 
eral parties,  entertainments  and  plays  are  given.  These  are 
always  happy  events  for  the  young  women. 

Most  of  the  members  of  this  Guild  are  employed  during 
the  day,  some  are  in  High  School,  and  a few  are  married. 
Their  interest  in  the  weekly  meetings  and  the  work  of  the 
society  continues  unabated. 


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Jfmantial  l^eport 

January  1 to  December  31,  1912 

RECEIPTS. 

Balance  on  hand $ 5.61 

Dues  6.50 

From  Hallowe’en  Party  10.78 

From  Farmers’  Party 12.50 

From  Valentine  Party 2.39 

Mrs.  Hibbard  5.00 


Total  $42.78 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Current  Expenses $10.62 

Endowment  of  Pew 25.00 

Total  $35.62 

Balance  on  hand $ 7.16 


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tCfje  listers!  of  Petfianp 

4 

President 

Mrs.  Edward  P.  Bailey 

Vice-President 
Mrs.  Wm.  E.  Casselberry 

Secretary 

Louise  E.  Kimball 

Treasurer 

Mrs.  F.  F.  Ainsworth 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  10:30  a.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

The  Sisters  of  Bethany  Guild  was  organized  in  the  year 
1882,  as  a society  for  the  younger  women  of  the  parish.  The 
St.  Luke's  Aid,  which  had  been  long  established,  was  com- 
posed of  those  of  riper  years,  and  it  seemed  advisable  to 
form  a separate  guild  for  those  who  were  just  beginning  to 
take  up  active  church  work.  At  that  time  St.  Luke's  Hos- 
pital was  the  only  charitable  institution  of  the  church  in  the 
diocese,  and  it  was  natural  that  the  new  society  should  work 
exclusively  for  it,  making  such  garments  as  were  needed  for 
the  wards.  As  the  charities  increased  in  number  the  scope 
of  the  work  was  extended  to  include  them  all,  but  St.  Luke's 
still  receives  the  major  share.  From  the  beginning  the  guild 
has  been  a part  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary,  and  has  contrib- 
uted regularly  to  the  work  of  missions,  giving  money,  mis- 
sionary boxes  and  suits  for  clergymen. 


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Soon  after  its  organization,  the  society  began  the  support 
of  a free  bed  in  St.  Luke’s  Hospital  by  the  yearly  payment 
of  $300.00.  This  amount  was  made  up  by  the  voluntary 
gifts  of  the  members,  the  annual  dues  being  used  for  a mis- 
sionary fund.  The  materials  used  in  making  the  garments 
have  always  been  contributed  by  the  members.  Only  on  two 
occasions  has  the  guild  undertaken,  by  means  of  a sale,  to 
raise  money  for  its  work.  In  December,  1904,  the  Sisters 
of  Bethany  had  a table  at  the  bazaar  held  for  the  Chicago 
Homes  for  Boys  and  made  $625.00  as  the  result  of  its  efforts. 
In  November,  1906,  a sale  was  held  to  procure  funds  for  the 
support  of  a deaconess  in  the  Parish.  The  result  was  the  sum 
of  $1,128.25. 

The  greatest  effort  of  the  guild,  and  the  most  successful 
one,  was  the  endowing  of  the  Sisters  of  Bethany  Bed  in  St. 
Luke’s  Hospital  during  the  winters  of  1907  and  1908.  The 
time  had  arrived  when  it  seemed  best  to  secure  the  perpetual 
support  of  the  bed  by  the  establishment  of  a permanent  en- 
dowment fund.  This  could  be  done  by  the  payment  of 
$5,000.00.  It  seemed  a tremendous  undertaking,  but  each 
member  agreed  to  give  what  she  could  herself  and  to  ask 
contributions  from  her  friends,  in  the  hope  that  the  amount 
might  be  collected  by  Easter.  The  enthusiasm  of  the  mem- 
bers was  very  great;  it  spread  to  those  outside;  and  gifts, 
both  large  and  small,  came  pouring  in  until  even  the  most 
sanguine  were  surprised  to  find  the  entire  amount  raised  in 
three  months,  and  paid  to  the  trustees  of  St.  Luke’s  Hospital 
two  months  before  Easter. 

While  the  Sisters  of  Bethany  began  as  a guild  for  younger 
women  it  is  such  no  longer.  No  member  was  ever  retired 
on  account  of  age,  and  the  motto  of  the  guild  has  always 
been,  ‘'Once  a Sister,  Always  a Sister.” 

Louise  E.  Kimball. 


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Meetings  are  held  every  Tuesday  morning  in  the  Parish 
House  during  the  winter  months.  The  purpose  of  the  society 
is  the  same  as  in  years  past,  the  making  of  garments  for 
diocesan  institutions,  and  assisting  in  the  work  of  missions. 


^ectetatg’0  Uepott 

1911-1912. 


To  St.  Luke's  Hospital 
84  night  gowns 

To  Grace  Parish  House 
12  napkins 
18  towels 

Value $89.15 

SUMMARY  FOR  1903-1913 

Total  number  of  articles  1,986 

Total  value  $1,229.39 


Louise  E.  Kimball, 

Secretary. 


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€^rea£furer’g  jl^eport 

1903-1913. 

Missionary  Fund  and  Boxes $ 379.56 

Church  Institutions 806.05 

Rector’s  Fund  for  Deaconess,  etc 1,137.43 

Endowed  bed  in  St.  Luke’s  Hospital 6,592.11 


Total $8,916.65 

Carrie  G.  Ainsworth, 

Treasurer. 


linen  Committee 
of 

^t.  lufee’s!  Hospital 

Associate 

Mrs.  Katherine  Bellows 
Delegate 

Fannie  Griswold  Lane 


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I^elpful  ^ant£(’  #uitti 

Directress 

Fannie  Griswold  Lane 

Meets  in  the  Parish  House  every  Friday  at  1 :30  p.  m. 

This  Guild  meets  every  Friday,  from  November  to  the 
Friday  before  Good  Friday.  Our  membership  is  not  large, 
but  the  faithful  few  women  come  regularly,  some  years  not 
missing  one  Friday.  This  means  giving  up  half  a day’s  work, 
or  getting  up  very  early  in  the  morning  to  arrange  the  house- 
hold work  so  the  afternoon  can  be  given  to  the  Guild.  Our 
friends  contribute  money  for  material,  and  in  ten  years  we 
have  made  5,724  garments  and  articles,  St.  Luke’s  Hospital 
receiving  5,464,  the  rest  going  to  other  church  institutions, 
the  material  costing  about  $700.00.  We  have  also  given 
$26.80  to  the  Endowment  Fund,  $50.80  to  the  Easter  Offer- 
ing and  $12.00  for  the  United  Offering. 

The  women  enjoy  coming  to  the  Guild,  giving  their  time 
for  others.  This,  with  their  four  o’clock  tea  and  refreshment, 
means  a happy  afternoon  to  which  they  look  forward  each 
week. 


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3^eport  o(  ©irectresfsi 

November  11,  1911,  to  March  29,  1912. 

Sent  to  St.  Luke’s  Hospital  505  gar- 
ments, valued  at $103.13 

St.  Mary’s  Mission  House,  22  towels  3.00 


Total  $107.13 

United  Offering  1.00 

Total  $107.13 


Fannie  Griswold  Lane, 

Directress. 


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Ci)urcii  ^enotiical  Club 

■i- 

^race  Cfjurcf)  Pranct 

Librarian 

Mrs.  William  P.  Wright 

The  object  of  the  Club  is  to  furnish  periodicals,  books, 
cards,  calendars,  etc.,  to  those  of  the  clergy  and  laity  who  are 
unable  to  procure  them  in  any  other  way.  During  the  past 
ten  years  the  annual  contributors  have  averaged  thirty,  who 
have  sent  out  monthly  four  hundred  and  fifteen  papers  and 
magazines,  and  weekly,  sixty-nine. 

These,  with  about  fifteen  occasional  contributors,  have 
also  donated  literature,  etc.,  which  has  been  sent  out  in  boxes 
and  packages,  by  the  librarian,  consisting  of  the  following : 


Magazines  10,062 

Papers  7,312 

S.  S.  Papers 17,680 

Books  1,090 

Pamphlets  732 

Prayer  Books  100 

Hymnals  39 

Bibles  and  Testaments 10 

Booklets  65 

Pictures  2,943 

Calendars  283 

Music  Books 11 


171 


Sheets  of  Music 408 

Carols  50 

Leaflets  and  Tracts 231 

Lesson  Books  50 

Catechisms  11 

Valentines  413 

Easter  Cards 1,003 

Christmas  Cards 1,385 

Miscellaneous  Cards  473 

Candy  Boxes 50 

Game  1 


For  defraying  the  expenses  of  carrying  on  the  work* 
such  as  express  and  freight  charges  on  boxes,  subscriptions 
to  periodicals,  purchase  of  books,  stamps,  stationery,  etc., 
$570  has  been  received.  About  a hundred  letters  and  postals 
have  been  written  every  year  and  an  equal  number  received. 

I.  S,  Wright 

Librarian  No.  5. 

634  Woodland  Park. 

January  10th,  1913. 


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|^})tlaintt)toptc  ISIork 


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174 


lilorik  amons  tfie  Bottm=anii=(!^ut 

Director 

Dr.  F.  E.  J.  Lloyd 

This  is  another  of  the  good  works  administered  and  de- 
veloped by  Dr.  Lloyd  during  his  almost  four  years'  connec- 
tion with  our  staff.  Cheerfulness  and  tact,  but,  above  all, 
Christ-like  sympathy  are  the  necessary  qualifications  for  suc- 
cess in  such  a work.  The  efficiency  of  this  department  is, 
perhaps,  best  attested  by  the  fact  that  not  only  cheap  hotels 
and  lodging  houses  where  homeless  men  resort,  but  also 
churches  of  the  neighborhood  would  direct  their  down-and-out 
applicants  for  help  to  the  Employment  Agency  of  Grace 
Church,  where  they  would  secure  the  assistance  they  wanted. 
The  following  report  contains  some  observations  from  the 
Director  himself. 

trije  director's!  B^eport 

“He  lifteth  up  those  that  are  down."  This  was  the 
supreme  motive  of  the  Incarnation  of  the  ever-blessed  Son  of 
God.  This  is  the  one  raison  d'etre  for  the  existence  of  the 
Christian  Church.  To  her  it  belongs  to  clothe  the  naked, 
feed  the  hungry,  and  enhearten  the  dispirited  and  despairing. 

It  has  been  my  privilege  to  have  a share  in  such  work  as 
this  for  practically  the  past  four  years  in  Grace  Parish.  Judg- 
ing carefully  I am  safe  in  stating  that  about  five  or  six  hun- 


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dred  of  all  sorts  of  persons  (chiefly  men)  have  come  to  us 
seeking  help  during  that  time,  and  that,  of  that  number,  I 
have  had  the  privilege  of  dealing  with  ninety  per  cent.  What 
a picturesque  lot  they  are  as  I look  upon  them  now.  I see 
the  stranded  Irish  peer  and  hear  the  plaint  of  the  Irish  peas- 
ant. Many  Englishmen,  sons  of  clergymen,  business  men,  a 
few  Scotch,  and  a scattering  of  Welshmen  and  others  from 
every  part  of  the  world.  I recall  most  of  them,  individually, 
with  their  individual  needs,  appearance,  voice,  look,  appi^l, 
deceit  and  untruthfulness.  But,  thank  God,  of  them  all  there 
is  not  one  who  was  not,  in  some  way,  helped,  because  he 
came  to  us. 

The  cause  of  this  distress,  you  enquire?  The  answer  is, 
of  course,  sin.  It  expresses  its  operations  in  physical  distress 
and  failure.  At  other  times  it  brings  other  evils  in  its  train. 
But  sin,  sin,  sin,  is  the  beginning  of  it  all,  in  every  case. 
Some  sinful  men  grow  rich,  others  become  poor.  Some  have 
enormous  holdings  as  the  price  of  sin,  others  hold  nothing  at 
all  for  the  same  reason.  Property  is  as  often  the  result  of  sin 
as  is  poverty.  I say  these  things  to  remove  from  the  minds 
of  men  the  last  shred  of  the  thought  that  sin  is  a variable 
quantity.  It  is  just  the  same  wherever  it  is  found  and  it  works 
the  selfsame  havoc,  only  that  havoc  is  not  always  of  the  same 
appearance.  In  kind  it  is  ever  the  same. 

Reference  has  been  made  to  the  nationality  of  those  who 
have  sought  relief.  It  is,  however,  notable  that  by  far  the 
greatest  number  of  them  were  English.  Many  of  these  sons 
of  England  have  been  young,  vigorous  men,  gifted  with 


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charms  of  person  as  of  mind.  Of  singularly  winning  address^ 
of  excellent  birth,  members  of  one  or  other  of  the  great  uni- 
versities of  England,  yet,  withal,  common  tramps,  one  of 
the  serious  elements  in  their  cases  being  their  utter  resource- 
lessness.  ‘‘I  don’t  know  where  to  turn,”  ‘'I  have  no  place  to 
sleep  tonight,”  ''I  have  not  had  a thing  to  eat  for  a day”  (or 
two,  as  the  case  might  be),  we  have  heard  them  scores  of 
times,  and  they  spoke  the  truth.  The  Irish  earl  above  alluded 
to  sent  a woman  (his  wife)  to  appeal  to  us  for  help.  On  going 
to  the  place  in  which  he  lay  as  helpless  as  a child,  suffering 
from  rheumatism  or  some  similar  trouble,  he  was  found  in 
an  uncouth  and  cheerless  basement,  without  a crust  or  a 
crumb,  and  utterly  self-abandoned.  Relief  was  given  which 
extended  over  weeks,  and  even  months.  The  trouble  in  his 
case  was,  probably,  drink.  But  he  was,  indeed,  down.  Thanks 
to  the  help  given  to  him  when  he  first  came  to  our  notice,  he 
is  now  quite  on  his  feet,  is  living  in  Chicago,  occupies  a good 
position,  is  making  a fair  living,  and,  let  us  hope,  has  learned 
his  lesson. 

An  unfortunate  son  of  another  Irish  member  of  the  BritisH 
nobility  was  for  a long  time  dependent  on  what  we  were  able 
to  do  for  him.  Much  was  done.  He  profited  but  little  by 
it,  but  the  work  of  relief  was  prompt,  regular  and  steady. 
The  poor  fellow  developed  tuberculosis,  and  is  now  suffering 
while  in  New  York  waiting  a chance  to  cross  the  Atlantic 
eastward  ‘'to  die  at  home,”  as  he  pathetically  declares. 

Drink  seems  to  have  been  the  cause  of  most  of  the  troubles 
and  sorrows  of  these  dear  fellows.  To  excite  them  to  some 
honest  effort  to  overcome  it  has  been  one  of  the  chief  of  the 
duties  we  have  tried  to  perform  toward  them.  In  some  in- 


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stances  we  have  succeeded  beyond  our  hopes,  in  others  we  have 
been  sadly  disappointed. 

In  looking  over  our  cases  there  is  much  real  satisfaction 
derivable  from  the  fact  that  every  one  of  them  has  been  dealt 
with,  dealt  with  sympathetically  and  honestly.  Moreover,  they 
have  not  been  left  to  themselves  whenever  it  became  obvious 
that  their  chief  weakness  was  their  helplessness.  The  effect 
on  these  seekers  after  help  has  been  the  most  important  thing, 
after  all.  Forsaken  by  the  world,  without  one  friend  in  it, 
cold,  lonely,  despairing,  they  have  come  to  the  Church  of  the 
Master,  who  has  lifted  them  up  by  her  ministrations. 

The  experience  of  one,  the  writer,  in  dealing  with  those 
that  are  down  has  made  him  specially  careful  not  to  be  over 
zealous  in  asking  them  questions  about  themselves  at  first.  The 
sympathetic,  not  the  analytic  attitude  wins  their  confidence  and 
bye  and  bye  they  will  tell  as  much  as  is  necessary  they  should. 
But,  in  general,  it  has  been  sufficient  to  see  that  they  are  the 
children  of  our  Father  in  Heaven,  in  need.  To  repel  them 
would  be  to  incur  His  displeasure;  to  help  them.  His  satis- 
iaction  and  our  own  reward.  By  a word  of  kindness  and 
patience,  let  us  believe  that  the  feeble  faith  of  many  of  these. 
His  children,  has  been  quickened  and  strengthened.  I believe 
it  has. 

Patience,  sympathy,  willingness,  energy,  perseverance,  and 
faith  in  God  and  man  are  the  elements  which  make  relief  ever 
successful,  whether  it  concerns  him  who  seeks  it  or  him  who 
imparts  it. 

One  of  our  many  cases  — a man  from  the  far  East  — was 
so  successfully  helped  that  he  is  now  bringing  Christ  to  the 
attention  and  the  love  of  men  by  preaching  to  the  people  of 


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various  parts  of  the  state  of  Illinois.  His  letters,  which  come 
regularly,  reflect  his  character,  his  work  and  his  love.  Had  he 
been  repelled  by  impatience  (as,  indeed,  he  might  have  been  — 
he  was,  at  times,  very  troublesome),  in  all  probability,  he  would 
have  been  lost  to  himself  and  to  his  God. 

Finally,  the  impelling  motive,  supreme  and  invincible,  in 
our  dealings  with  our  cases,  has  been  for  the  love  of  God. 
The  Master  comes  to  us  more  often  than  any  of  us  realizes, 
in  the  guise  of  the  outcast,  the  hungry,  the  sick,  the  naked, 
aye,  even  the  drunkard.  To  be  hard,  unsympathetic,  unkind, 
unwilling  to  help  them,  is  to  run  the  awful  risk  of  refusing 
Him  of  Whom  St.  John  wrote,  to  their  everlasting  shame,  ‘‘He 
came  unto  His  own  and  His  own  received  Him  not.’* 

Frederic  E.  J.  Lloyd. 


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©utlb  of  ilWertp 

-!< 

Secreiary-T reasurer 
Fannie  Griswold  Lane 

The  Guild  of  Mercy  receives  money  from  the  Alms  Box 
in  the  vestibule,  which  ranges  from  five  cents  to  a dollar  and 
a half  a week  from  Fall  until  Spring,  and  contributions  from 
kind  friends.  From  this  source  help  is  given  to  many  peo- 
ple, providing  food,  coal,  groceries,  paying  rent  and  assisting 
in  times  of  sickness.  At  Thanksgiving  special  contributions 
are  asked  for  the  baskets,  so  that  each  year  about  one  hun- 
dred persons  are  given  a Thanksgiving  dinner,  who  except 
for  the  kindness  of  Grace  Church,  would  go  without.  The 
baskets  are  packed  on  Wednesday  afternoon  before  Thanks- 
giving, when  they  are  called  for  and  enjoyed  the  next  day. 

Please  remember  the  Alms  Box  in  the  vestibule,  so  this 
good  work  may  continue. 


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Jfmamial  leieport 

Easter,  1911,  to  May,  1912. 

RECEIPTS. 


Balance  Easter $ 24.14 

Alms  Boxes  47.42 

Other  sources,  including  Thanks- 
giving   75.80 

Total  $146.56 

Disbursements  140.35 

Balance,  May  1,  1912 $ 6.21 


Fannie  Griswold  Lane, 

Secretary-T reasurer. 


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W^t  liBlacliroiie 

4- 

In  Charge  of 
Anna  Novak 

In  the  Parish  House  there  is  a small  wardrobe  which 
serves  a big  purpose.  Families  who  are  struggling  bravely  to 
*^get  ahead^^  are  greatly  helped  and  many  a thrifty  woman  is 
glad  to  '‘make  over”  or  change  garments,  which  are  clean,  fur- 
nished from  the  "wardrobe.”  Also  many  a man  who  has  come 
in  scantily  clothed  and  shivering  with  the  cold  goes  on  his 
way  warmed  in  body  as  well  as  cheered  in  spirit. 

We  appeal  to  our  people  to  replenish  constantly  this  Ward- 
robe with  outer  garments,  underclothing,  shoes,  rubbers,  etc., 
for  which  we  always  have  need. 

"I  was  naked  and  ye  clothed  me.” 


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Social  ISIorfe 


183 


184 


mt  itlen’S  Cluft 

President 
David  Evans 

Vice-President 
John  R.  King 

Secretary-Treasurer 
Armour  Armstrong 

Soon  after  Easter,  1903,  the  men  of  Grace  Parish  were 
invited  by  the  Rector  to  a dinner  at  the  Lexington  Hotel  with 
a view  to  organize  a Men’s  Club.  About  fifty  men  assem- 
bled and  upon  hearing  the  Rector’s  plans,  appointed  a com- 
mittee on  organization. 

In  the  fall  following  the  Club  was  organized  and  has  held 
its  meetings  regularly  every  month  from  October  to  May 
each  year  until  the  present  season,  when  it  was  decided  to 
meet  once  in  two  months,  beginning  in  November.  The  object 
of  the  Club  is  to  promote  sociability  among  the  men  of  the 
congregation  with  an  especial  view  to  welcoming  newcomers 
who  find  the  life  in  a great  city  without  friends,  lonely  and 
depressing. 


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To  give  many  of  the  men  a change  from  boarding  house 
fare  and  for  the  convenience  of  all  the  members  and  their 
friends,  the  Club  provides  on  each  meeting  night  in  the  Par- 
ish House  a wholesome  home  cooked  dinner  at  a nominal  cost 
to  each  one,  prepared  by  a committee  of  ladies  of  the  Parish, 
to  which  the  men  may  come  direct  from  business.  This  din- 
ner has  been  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  and  has  been  most  valu- 
able in  promoting  a spirit  of  good  fellowship.  A social  hour 
follows  the  dinner,  during  which  some  of  the  men  play  bil- 
liards and  various  games,  while  others  group  themselves  about 
the  piano  and  sing,  while  still  others  indulge  in  conversation. 
At  8 o’clock,  after  a short  business  meeting,  an  address  on 
civic  questions  or  some  other  live  subject  is  given  by  a spe- 
cially invited  speaker,  or  an  entertaining  stereopticon  lecture. 
Shortly  after  9 o’clock  the  meeting  usually  adjourns,  some 
living  long  distances  away  departing  for  their  homes,  others 
lingering  for  further  enjoyment.  The  Club  has  justified  its 
existence  over  and  over  again  and  has  well  fulfilled  its  pur- 
pose. Hundreds  of  men,  young  and  old,  who  have  come  and 
gone  during  the  Club’s  few  years’  life,  have  enjoyed  its  gen- 
uine good  fellowship  and  have  been  cheered  and  encouraged 
on  their  way.  The  average  number  in  attendance  upon  the 
monthly  meetings  has  been  between  sixty  and  seventy-five. 
The  Rector  is  grateful  to  the  officers  and  committees,  as  well 
as  to  the  many  individual  members,  for  their  continued  inter- 
est and  good  work  on  behalf  of  this  splendid  organization. 
We  hope  that  many  of  the  men  of  the  congregation  who  have 
not  hitherto  been  active  will  give  us  the  pleasure  of  their 
presence  at  the  meetings  and  their  cordial  support  during  the 
time  to  come. 


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(§irlsi’  JfrienWi*  ^ocietp 

4> 

(i^fficerg 

Secretary 

Mrs.  Robert  B.  Gregory 

Librarian 
Winona  Davis 

ISIorktns 

Mrs.  H.  T.  Buie  Mrs.  F.  F.  Ainsworth 

Mrs.  R.  Floyd  Clinch 

^onorarj)  llsigociatesi 

Mrs.  C.  O.  Meacham  Mrs.  E.  L.  Thayer 
Mrs.  W.  G.  Hibbard  Mrs.  Samuel  Powell 

Mrs.  O.  V.  S.  Ward  Mrs.  W.  E.  Casselberry 

iHemberfiiljijp 

Members  48 

Probationers  7 

Married  Branch  Helpers ...  17 

Total 72 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  6:00  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 


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^ectetatp'0  Bepott 


My  Dear  Dr.  Waters: — 

This  Branch  of  the  Girls’  Friendly  Society  in  America 
was  started  in  October,  1899,  and  is,  therefore,  one  of  the 
oldest  of  the  now  existing  societies  in  the  Parish. 

We  have  had  only  five  secretaries  during  that  time:  Mrs. 
Franklin  Coleman,  Mrs.  Clinton  Locke,  Mrs.  O.  V.  S.  Ward, 
Miss  Mary  C.  May,  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Gregory. 

The  upper  room  in  the  Parish  House  was  thoughtfully 
planned  for  us  by  the  Vestry,  but  after  using  it  for  many 
happy  Tuesdays  we  were  glad  to  have  the  Kindergarten  take 
it  for  every  day,  and  we  meet  now  on  the  second  floor,  where 
the  newly  furnished  sitting  room  is  justly  enjoyed.  It  is  close 
to  our  excellent  library  and  to  the  dining  room,  around  which 
gather  from  twelve  to  eighteen  members  every  Tuesday  even- 
ing for  supper. 

As  the  members  in  turn  cook  and  serve  the  supper  the 
charge  is  only  ten  cents  a plate. 

The  aims  of  the  Society  are  to  promote  “purity  of  life, 
dutifulness  to  parents,  faithfulness  in  work,  and  thrift,”  and 
toward  that  end  classes  of  all  kinds  are  held  that  will  tend 
to  the  fuller  development  of  the  individual,  both  physically, 
mentally,  and  spiritually. 

The  Society  is  largely  self-governing — it  has  voted  that 
the  dues  shall  be  60  instead  of  36  cents  a year,  that  the  en- 
trance age  shall  be  sixteen  years  or  over,  and  each  fall  it 
votes  what  classes  shall  be  upon  its  calendar.  This  year  we 
have  had  a class  in  embroidery  and  are  now  having  a course  of 
three  lectures  on  “Food  Values”  by  Miss  Therese  Clew.  Lec- 
tures on  various  topics  will  fill  the  time  until  our  Spring 


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GIRLS  FRIENDLY  SOCIETY HOLIDAY  HOUSE,  GLEN,  MICH. 


Entertainment.  Of  course,  social  evenings  are  not  forgotten, 
and  we  have  filled  a box  of  toys  and  goodies  for  the  Provi- 
dence Nursery  and  entertained  Miss  Grace’s  little  boys’  Club 
for  a Christmas  party. 

We  have  been  so  fortunate  this  year  as  not  to  need  to 
use  the  Girls’  Friendly  Endowed  Bed  at  St.  Luke’s  Hospital. 
Many  members  enjoyed  the  pleasures  of  our  Holiday  House 
at  Glenn,  Michigan,  last  summer,  and  this  coming  year  sev- 
eral are  planning  to  ''exchange”  with  the  members  of  the 
Detroit  Branch  and  go  to  their  Summer  Home  at  Pine  Lake. 
A further  sign  of  this  fine  feeling  of  unity  with  the  general 
Society,  which  in  the  United  States  now  numbers  over  42,000, 
was  shown  in  the  attendance  at  the  Central  Council  at  De- 
troit of  five  members  who  were  entertained  by  that  Branch. 

We  were  very  proud  that  a member  of  Grace  Church,  Miss 
Lydia  Thieme,  wrote  one  of  the  three  papers  at  the  Members’ 
Conference,  and  it  was  heartfully  read  b}^  another  member. 
Miss  Emma  Dittmar. 

The  Senior  Members’  Club  of  this  Diocese  invited  any 
members  who  would  like  to  visit  Chicago  from  Saturday  to 
Monday  morning  following  the  Conference  to  be  their  guests 
and  they  entertained  four  girls  most  delightfully. 

This  shows  the  friendly  feeling  for  which  this  Society 
especially  stands,  and  which,  reaching  out,,  brightens  and  safe- 
guards many  young  lives. 

We  should  be  glad  to  welcome  any  young  woman  on 
Tuesday  evenings  whether  she  decides  to  be  a member  or 
not.  Respectfully  submitted, 

Addie  Hibbard  Gregory, 

Secretary. 


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^financial  ISleport 


RECEIPTS. 

Balance,  May  1,  1911...  $130.91 

Dues,  entertainments,  etc 124.25 


Total $255.16 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Branch  Expenses  $ 61.24 

Endowment  G.  F.  S.  Pew 10.00 

Endowment  Holiday  House 25.00 

St.  Mary’s  Mission 6.00 

City  Missionaries  6.00 

Sent  to  the  Philippines 5.00 

Savings  Bank  Withdrawals 18.07 


Total  $131.31 

Balance,  May  1,  1912 123.85 


Total  $255.16 


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Cfie  l^ouns  Women’si  Club 

4< 

President 
Edna  Foley 
Secretary- T reasurer 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  the  third  Thursday  of  the  month  with  dinner  at 
6 :30  p.  M.  in  the  Parish  House. 

^ecretarp’si  l^eport 

Upon  the  invitation  of  the  Rector  to  dinner  on  the  third 
Thursday  night  of  March,  1911,  about  thirty  young  women 
gathered  in  the  Parish  House  and  organized  the  Young  Wom- 
en’s Club.  The  Rector  told  of  his  plans  for  the  Club,  that  it 
was  not  only  to  be  a helpful  organization  to  him  in  his  work, 
but  to  be  a help  to  the  young  women  of  the  congregation  as 
well,  there  being  many  who  were  living  alone  in  the  city.  The 
membership  was  made  up  of  young  women  from  almost  every 
profession  and  vocation.  There  were  teachers  from  grade 
schools  and  colleges  and  special  teachers,  nurses,  trained 
social  workers,  an  editor,  students,  one  doing  research  work 
at  the  Psychopathic  Institute,  and  still  others  from  shops 
and  offices. 

Miss  Edna  Foley,  then  the  superintendent  of  the  Munici- 
pal Tuberculosis  Institute,  and  now  superintendent  of  the 
Visiting  Nurses’  Association,  was  chosen  president,  which 
office  she  still  holds. 


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The  second  meeting  was  addressed  by  Miss  Breckinridge 
on  the  ‘'Child  Welfare  Exhibit/^  to  be  held  in  a few  weeks. 

In  the  fall,  when  the  Club  began  its  meetings  after  the 
vacations,  an  interesting  program  was  arranged  with  a speaker 
for  each  meeting — Miss  Wells  of  the  Lucy  Flower  High 
School;  Miss  Collins,  in  charge  of  the  school  conducted  by 
the  Marshall  Field  Company,  and  Miss  Davis  of  the  Voca- 
tional Schools — were  some  of  the  interesting  speakers.  The 
meeting  in  May  was  held  at  the  Rectory  upon  the  invitation 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Waters,  and  Miss  Crosby  of  the  Loring 
School  gave  a splendid  talk  on  nature,  with  specimens  gath- 
ered from  “A  walk  in  the  woods.” 

The  opening  meeting  of  October,  1912,  was  held  at  the 
Rectory  and  plans  were  made  for  the  year.  There  were  talks 
upon  the  work  of  Grace  Church  and  many  offered  their 
services. 

The  Club  has  grown  in  interest  and  enthusiasm.  During 
the  present  winter  the  dinners  and  social  evenings  have  con- 
tinued, while  instruction  has  been  given  in  raffia  and  basket 
making  by  one  of  the  members.  Occasionally  speakers  have 
been  secured  from  the  outside  to  address  the  meetings. 

V.  Oma  Grace, 

Secretary, 


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©ur  Neisfjliorjjooii 

An  old  church  record  calls  Wabash  Avenue  ‘‘the  spacious 
and  beautiful'’  and  Fifteenth  Street  “a  suburb.”  How  quickly 
all  has  changed ! To  those  who  did  not  see  it  then  it 
seems  most  impossible.  Yet  as  one  goes  in  and  out  from 
one  tenement  to  another  he  sees  everywhere  traces  of  former 
beauty.  The  once  beautiful  walnut  stair  casings  are  now 
worn,  sunken,  broken  and  dirty;  the  white  marble  fire-places 
are  black,  the  walls  cracked  and  broken.  The  owners  or  eveif 
the  agents  do  not  know  their  tenants,  for  the  buildings  ar^ 
sub-leased  many  times  and  because  of  this  the  rents  are  very 
high.  The  rent  for  one  room  above  ground  is  about  ten  or 
twelve  dollars  a month  and  two  rooms  about  fifteen.  One 
woman  paid  $3.50  a week  for  two  foul,  damp  rooms  half 
way  below  surface.  She  is  now  on  the  third  floor  of  an 
“Italian  House,”  paying  $2.50  a week  for  a room  8x20,  with 
one  small  window  for  air  and  light  for  four  people. 

Two  rooms,  with  perhaps  a large  closet  used  as  a room, 
are  the  average  number  for  a family  numbering  from  four  to 
eight  or  ten.  Many  times  there  was  originally  only  one  room, 
which  has  been  partitioned  into  two,  leaving  one  room  with- 
out windows.  One  family  living  in  this  number  of  rooms 
and  having  six  children  have  three  roomers,  one  who  does 
tailoring  in  the  kitchen.  In  the  fall  the  walls  are  covered 
with  festoons  of  peppers,  drying  for  winter  use.  Always 
there  are  great  lines  of  wet  clothes  hanging  near  the  ceiling 


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to  dry.  With  all  the  moisture  from  the  clothes,  the  lack  of 
means  and  knowledge  how  to  ventilate,  with  the  whole  family 
in  one  room,  and  as  happened  last  winter  the  water  frozen 
most  of  the  time;  with  owners  and  agents  uninterested  it  is 
only  natural  that  the  sanitary  conditions  are  most  appalling. 

As  dreadful  as  is  the  effect  of  such  conditions  upon 
the  health  of  this  generation,  even  more  dreadful  will  be 
the  effect  upon  the  future,  because  of  the  weaker  bodies  of 
the  children.  The  babies  are  bound  in  the  tight  swaddling 
clothes.  Often  the  young  mother  has  been  persuaded  not  to 
bind  the  new  baby,  but  the  mother  ''from  the  old  country,’’  or 
the  crosser  mother-in-law  insists  "they  do  not  want  any  bow- 
legged  babies,”  and  so  the  poor  baby  is  wrapped  up  for  al- 
most a year.  The  food  of  the  Italians  has  not  been  changed 
and  adapted  to  the  difference  in  climate  and  does  not  provide 
sufficient  nourishment  for  the  children.  Their  stale  rolls  and 
weak  coffee  are  the  principal  articles  of  food.  This  causes 
rickets,  which  is  very  common.  In  one  family  of  four  chil- 
dren the  little  girl  of  seven  has  been  walking  a year  and  the 
next  two  cannot  walk,  while  the  baby  is  too  young  as  yet. 

Another  custom  of  the  old  world  that  is  impossible  at 
present  to  dislodge  is  the  belief  that  illness  is  the  result  of  a 
"spirit”  and  for  which  they  consult  a medium  in  place  of  a 
physician.  Then  and  there  the  whole  neighborhood  is  ex- 
cited over  "Lucy’s  spirit,”  which  is  plainly  a case  of  "St. 
Vitus  Dance”  and  nothing  can  be  done  for  the  poor  child, 
as  the  parents  are  firm  in  their  belief  and  take  her  regularly 
to  the  "old  woman.” 

The  children  on  Wabash  Avenue  have  a very  hard  time 
to  find  any  place  to  play;  the  childhood  and  play-time  of 


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these  children  is  very  short,  for  soon  they  must  help  provide 
for  the  family.  We  wish  there  might  be  some  means  to  meet 
the  need  of  out-of-doors  play,  if  not  a park,  which  does  seem 
out  of  the  question  here,  at  least  a street  closed  for  traffic 
for  a few  hours  each  day.  As  is  always  the  case  where  there 
is  hardship  and  large  families  the  oldest  girl,  often  a child, 
tak.es  almost  the  entire  care  of  the  younger  children.  If  she 
goes  out  to  play  she  has  one  to  carry  and  one  toddling  by 
her  side.  The  face  of  the  ‘‘Little  Mother’’  is  old  and  weary, 
for  she  has  been  robbed  of  her  childhood  right. 

But  amid  all  this  squalor  there  are  bright  spots.  There 
is  a friendliness  and  helpfulness  among  those  who  live  in  the 
tenements  rarely  found  in  apartments.  A meal,  no  matter 
how  small,  can  always  be  shared.  There  is  always  room  for 
the  new  arrival  from  Italy ; always  some  one  who  will  care  for 
the  sick,  no  matter  how  large  the  family  is;  one  mother  will 
always  watch  the  neighbors’  children  while  the  other  goes  to 
the  “west  side  to  buy.” 

The  kitchen  is  large  enough  to  hold  all  who  will  come 
to  hear  the  story-teller,  one  of  their  own  number,  tell  in 
Italian  the  old  myths  and  legends  of  that  far  away  homeland. 
There  for  hours  they  will  sit,  children  and  grown-ups,  listen- 
ing to  tales  of  fairies,  gods,  and  heroes.  Late  one  winter’s 
afternoon  the  kindergartner  was  visiting  in  such  a building. 
From  a distance  came  sounds  of  strange,  weird  music  and  in 
the  dusk  she  followed  along  the  dark  hall  till  she  found  a 
small  room,  where  many  were  gathered  around  a man  who 
had  just  arrived  from  Italy,  playing  with  an  accordion  the 


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strange,  sweet  music  of  the  Italian  dance,  sometimes  slow, 
then  very  fast,  then  as  though  the  dancers  had  gone  and  re- 
turned again  joyfully.  There  in  the  twilight  they  sat,  some  in 
dreams  of  the  past  and  of  that  sunny  land  so  far  away,  others 
in  dreams  as  to  what  the  future  held  in  store  for  them. 

On  State  Street  the  problem  assumes  a very  different 
aspect.  To  Eighteenth  Street  the  population  is  almost  entirely 
colored.  The  children  get  books  from  our  library  and  are 
very  well  mannered,  but  to  do  more  than  this  there  have  not 
been  facilities.  There  has  just  moved  into  this  neighborhood 
a colony  of  Assyrians  to  whom  we  hope  to  be  of  service. 

South  of  Eighteenth  Street  is  largely  Jewish.  These 
children  come  faithfully  to  our  clubs,  are  very  loyal  and,  as 
most  Jewish  children  are,  seem  to  be  well  cared  for. 

‘'The  Patch,'’  the  district  from  Eighteenth  Street  north- 
ward on  Indiana  Avenue,  has  also  changed.  A few  years  ago 
it  was  completely  Irish,  but  is  now  mostly  Hungarian.  The 
conditions  are  bad  as  to  housing,  but  the  moral  condition  has 
been  improved  wonderfully  and  dangerous  places  have  been 
cleaned  out. 

South  on  Indiana  Avenue,  Sixteenth  Street,  and  Michi- 
gan Avenue  are  the  rooming  houses,  filled  mostly  with  new 
arrivals  in  the  city.  Families  come  in  and  locate  near  the 
center  of  the  city  and  their  work  and  do  "light  housekeeping," 
which  here  means  a family  of  three,  four  or  five  living  in  one 
room.  Of  course  these  people  are  here  only  temporarily,  but 
many  form  attachments  for  Grace  Church  which  are  never 
broken. 

During  all  these  years  of  change  Grace  Church  has  stood 
ready  to  help  and  to  meet  all  conditions  not  only  with  spir- 
itual but  physical  and  moral  assistance. 


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Such  are  now  our  surroundings,  such  is  ‘‘Our  Neighbor- 
hood,’’ which  Grace  Church  is  charged  by  God  and  humanity 
to  minister  to.  Still,  our  task  is  not  hopeless.  The  neighbor- 
hood needs  Grace  Church,  and  Grace  Church  welcomes  these 
little  ones  in  the  name  of  Him  who  said  ‘'What  ye  have  done 
unto  one  of  these  little  ones  ye  have  done  unto  me.” 

V.  Oma  Grace. 


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^eisi)t)ori)oob  l^omen’si  Clnli 

President 
Mrs.  Brayne 

Vice-President 
Mrs.  Stucker 

Secretary-T  reasurer 
Mrs.  Maxwell 

Directress 
V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  the  second  and  fourth  Wednesdays  at  7 :30  p.  m. 
in  the  Parish  House. 

One  of  the  direct  outgrowths  of  the  kindergarten  was  the 
mothers’  meeting.  After  these  meetings  had  been  carried  on 
for  several  years  it  was  decided  at  the  meeting  in  October, 
1910,  to  broaden  out  to  make  the  club  inclusive  and  to  invite 


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NEIGHBORHOOD  WOMEN’s  CLUB 


all  the  women  of  the  neighborhood  to  join,  so  the  name  was 
changed  to  the  Neighborhood  Women’s  Club.  To  add  a lit- 
tle fun  and  spirit  two  teams  were  formed  for  the  purpose  of 
getting  members  and  when  the  contest  ended  there  were  some 
seventy  members.  There  have  been  two  meetings  a month, 
at  one  a talk  or  reading  and  at  the  other  a party.  These 
meetings  have  been  very  successful  in  awakening  a spirit  of 
friendliness  and  neighborliness.  There  are  committees  to  call 
on  new  arrivals  in  the  community,  one  to  visit  the  sick  and 
take  flowers,  and  without  it  being  a duty  many  have  done 
for  their  neighbors  they  had  scarcely  thought  of  before.  In 
June,  1911,  a big  picnic  was  held  in  Jackson  Park,  all  going 
by  chartered  car,  about  a hundred  in  all.  This  club  has  felt 
the  changes  which  affect  all  clubs  and  social  work  in  the  city, 
many  having  moved  to  the  less  crowded  communities  where 
they  may  have  a yard  and  a garden  for  their  children. 


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Ef)e  Netgjbbor^ooti  (6irte’  Clnii 

■!< 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Assistant 
Frances  Haven 

Secretary 
Mary  Genestro 

Treasurer 
Margaret  Flynn 

Meet  every  Tuesday  at  3:30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

Ten  little  girls  met  Tuesday  afternoon,  January  18,  1909, 
and  formed  the  first  club  of  girls  of  the  neighborhood.  The 
interest  grew  so  that  the  membership  increased  to  forty-four 
by  the  end  of  the  first  year,  June,  1909,  and  the  next  year 
the  club  was  divided,  the  older  girls  forming  the  Junior 
Daughters  of  the  King. 

Since  the  opening  there  have  been  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
nine  members.  The  enrollment  this  year  is  thirty-five,  with 
an  average  attendance  of  twenty-five.  These  are:  12  Ital- 

ians, 6 Jews,  3 Greeks,  10  Americans,  2 Irish,  2 Germans. 

The  members  elect  officers  each  year  and  the  opening  of 
the  club  is  conducted  according  to  rule.  Dues  of  three  cents 
a month  are  collected.  A story  or  talk  by  the  directress 
forms  a part  of  the  opening  ceremony.  The  girls  do  sewing 


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NEIGHBORHOOD  GIRLS’  CLUB 


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and  other  forms  of  hand  work.  Before  Christmas  each  girl 
makes  a gift  for  her  mother.  There  is  always  a happy  Christ- 
mas party.  The  other  festivals  of  the  year  are  celebrated 
and  these  furnish  happy  times  to  many  whose  lives  would 
otherwise  be  most  sad  and  dreary. 

For  the  spring  and  summer  there  are  excursions  to  the 
parks  and  one  all-day  picnic  into  the  country  and  woods.  To 
many  this  is  the  only  trip  out  of  the  city  during  the  year. 
One  little  sad-faced  Italian,  Daisy,  had  never  seen  a wild 
flower  grow  or  seen  birds  flying,  and  her  joy  was  unbounded. 
She  could  scarcely  be  still  long  enough  to  eat  her  lunch. 
When  it  was  time  to  return  to  the  city,  although  they  had 
stayed  very  late  because  of  her  entreaties,  she  begged,  “Oh, 
please.  Miss  Novak,  bring  us  out  to  stay  a week.’' 

To  the  many  kind  friends  who  have  assisted  in  the  work 
of  the  club  the  joy  of  the  girls  must  be  their  reward.  When 
we  think  of  the  dangers  that  surround  the  girls  of  this  neigh- 
borhood we  feel  that  each  hour  spent  under  such  loving, 
helpful,  happy  care  will  surely  be  a safeguard  to  them  when 
temptations  may  come. 

Anna  Novak. 


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STunior  Bausittctsi  of  tlie  iling 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Secretary 
Grace  Thomas 

T reasurer 
Eva  Dubbin 

Meets  every  Thursday  at  3 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

On  October  6,  1910,  it  was  found  necessary  to  form  a new 
club  with  the  older  members  of  the  Neighborhood  Girls’  Club, 
the  girls  ranging  in  age  from  twelve  to  fourteen  years.  These 
girls  attend  classes  in  dressmaking,  crocheting  and  embroidery 
and  the  work  is  excellently  done.  This  society  joins  the 
Neighborhood  Girls’  Club  at  all  festivals,  parties  and  enter- 
tainments. A very  successful  play  was  given  January  8,  1913, 
for  which  the  girls  made  their  own  costumes. 

Since  the  opening  of  the  Society  there  have  been  enrolled 
fifty  members  from  several  nationalities — American,  Jewish, 
Italian  and  Greek.  This  year  there  are  fifteen  members,  all 
of  whom  are  proud  of  an  almost  perfect  record  in  attendance. 
The  dues  are  five  cents  a month  and  are  kept  in  the  fund  of 
the  Neighborhood  Girls’  Club.  Many  of  these  girls  have  been 
coming  to  Grace  Church  for  years,  several  were  in  the  kinder- 
garten when  it  was  first  opened  in  1907.  The  loyalty,  faith- 
fulness and  love  of  these  girls  not  only  for  the  Club  but  the 
Church  is  most  gratifying  to  the  directress. 

Anna  Novak. 


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SEWING  SCHOOL 


girls’  club — OUTING  AT  BROOKFIELD,  RIVERSIDE 


^financial  3l^eport 

®fje  i5eisl)l)orf)ooii  #irl£S'  Club 
anb 

STuntor  IBaugbtttiS  of  tbe  iUng 

May,  1912,  to  January,  1913. 

RECEIPTS. 

Dues  $ 1.68 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Hibbard 17.00 

Miss  Hanford 4.00 

Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter 1.00 

Mrs.  E.  P.  Bailey 3.00 

Miss  Busby 25 

Miss  Grace \ 1.45 

Miss  Frances  Haven 1.00 

Entertainment  13.70 


Total  $43.08 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Picture  $13.35 

Hallowe’en  Party 1.65 

Thanksgiving  Party 1.60 

Costumes  2.93 

Christmas  Party  12.17 


Total $31.70 

Balance  on  hand,  January  1,  1913 $11.38 


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(Sirls!’  Cluli 

President 

Christina  Pacella 

Secretary-  T reasurer 
Martha  Jost 

Teacher  in  Sewing 
Laura  Julio 

Meets  every  Wednesday  at  7:30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish 
House. 

The  Ruth  Club  was  organized  October  1,  1912,  with  five 
members,  one  German  and  four  Italian  girls.  These  girls 
have  been  members  of  other  girls’  clubs  at  Grace  Church  for 
several  years  and  have  just  gone  to  work.  Positions  were 
found  for  two  of  these  girls  in  the  fancy  work  rooms  of  one 
of  our  large  stores. 

Miss  Laura  Julio  has  taught  the  girls  to  sew,  how  to  use 
a pattern  and  adapt  it  to  their  need.  The  girls  furnish  their 
own  materials  for  the  garments. 

The  dues  of  the  club  are  5 cents  a week. 

Received  in  dues  $1.70 


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girls'  CLUli OUTING  AT  SALT  CREEK,  RIVERSIDE 


®f)t  ILittle  liHorfetrsi’  #uilti 

«!• 

Directress 
Anna  Novak 

Meets  every  Saturday  at  1 :30  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House, 

This  Guild  is  made  up  entirely  of  Bohemian  girls,  many  of 
whom  are  members  of  the  Sunday  School.  These  girls  were 
unable  to  attend  the  Saturday  morning  Industrial  School  as 
it  was  necessary  for  them  to  help  their  mothers  at  home,  so  a 
society  called  ‘‘The  Little  Workers’  Guild”  was  formed  for 
them,  which  meets  every  Saturday  afternoon  at  1 :30  o’clock 
in  the  Parish  House,  Since  this  Guild  was  started  there  have 
been  one  hundred  and  seven  girls  as  members  at  different 
times,  coming  from  long  distances,  and  many  of  them  walking 
both  ways.  They  seem  to  have  a natural  instinct  for  sewing 
and  during  the  year  make  several  beautiful  and  useful  gar 
ments. 

They  are  always  most  faithful  and  because  of  the  experk 
ence  gained  in  this  class  many  of  them  have  been  able  to 
secure  good  positions  in  tailor  and  dressmaking  shops. 

At  the  Festivals  they  join  with  the  larger  Industrial  School 

Anna  Novak. 

RECEIPTS. 

September,  1911,  to  May  27,  1912. 


Pennies  collected $1.65 

Donation  by  Mrs.  W.  G.  Hibbard...  2.00 

Total $3.65 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Paid  for  material 2.60 

Balance  on  hand $1.05 


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Wte  ^torp  llour 

Leader 

V.  Oma  Grace 

Meets  every  Monday  at  3 :15  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

Observing  that  after  the  closing  each  day  of  the  public 
school  opposite  Grace  Church  many  children  spent  their  time 
aimlessly  wandering  about  the  streets,  the  Kindergartner 
conceived  the  idea  of  gathering  these  children  into  the  Parish 
House  and  entertaining  them  for  an  hour  with  stories.  She 
hoped  in  this  way  to  stir  their  imaginations  and  inspire  them 
to  read  good  books.  During  the  first  half  of  the  year  there 
were  often  over  a hundred  boys  and  girls  ranging  from  the 
“small  top’  up  to  the  age  of  sixteen  years. 

Stories  told  of  the  “Knights  of  King  Arthur,”  the  Greek 
myths,  a fairy  tale,  a modern  story,  and  a Bible  story  brought 
forth  exclamations  of  joy  or  sorrow,  looks  of  surprise  or 
happiness,  showing  how  keenly  the  children  lived  them  and 
took  them  to  themselves.  Then  came  the  urgent  demand  for 
books  that  they  might  read  things  for  themselves.  So  the 
Library  was  provided. 

The  “Story  Hour”  had,  therefore,  done  its  work,  having 
brought  a new  interest  into  the  life  of  the  boy  and  girl  on 
the  street.  This  good  work  still  goes  on,  bringing  joy  to  the 
lives  of  little  children  and  adding  new  recruits  to  the  goodly 
number  who  apply  for  books  at  the  library  each  week. 

For  a year  a “Story  Hour”  was  held  with  the  children  in 
the  ward  at  St.  Luke’s  Hospital  and  it  was  a great  pleasure 
for  the  story-teller  to  devote  this  time  to  the  shut-ins. 

V.  Oma  Grace. 


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THE  STORY  HOUR 


THE  STORY  HOUR 
FOR  HOSPITAL  TOTS 


®lje  Pops’  Clubs 

The  proper  place  for  a boy  to  grow  up  in  is  a good  home. 
If  all  homes  were  good,  there  would  be  little  necessity  for 
boys'  clubs.  In  the  overcrowded  tenement  region  surrounding 
Grace  Church  really  good  homes  are  not  too  plentiful.  In 
our  examination  of  the  district  we  find  parents  on  the  one 
hand  who  are  just  as  careful  about  the  well-being  of  their 
children  as  are  any  in  more  favored  parts  of  the  city;  while 
on  the  other  hand  we  find  many  boys  who  are  growing  up 
to  manhood  without  the  least  interest  in  their  welfare  being 
shown  by  those  who  have  brought  them  into  the  world.  In 
the  best  of  cases  the  home  often  consists  of  one  or  two  rooms 
shared  by  five  or  more  people,  in  a house  occupied  by  a dozen 
families,  without  quiet  or  privacy  or  chance  for  recreation. 
It  is  no  wonder  therefore  that  the  boy,  with  his  ceaseless 
craving  for  physical  activity,  is  driven  away  from  the  place 
which  should  be  his  natural  haven  and  shelter  into  the  stairs 
and  hallways  and  streets,  where  he  can  always  find  the  excite- 
ment for  which  he  is  looking,  even  if  it  takes  questionable 
forms. 

Grace  Church  has  been  able,  in  the  last  few  years,  to  do 
something  to  meet  this  situation  which  has  grown  up  at  her 
doors ; and  a large  part  of  her  work  has  to  do  with  the  neigh- 
borhood boys.  On  five  nights  and  four  afternoons  in  the  week 
the  Parish  House  is  open  to  the  various  clubs  and  organiza- 
tions that  have  gradually  taken  shape  out  of  our  first  efforts 


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to  get  the  boys  off  the  streets.  The  population  is  largely  a 
floating  one,  and  many  of  our  members  disappear  after  a stay 
of  one  or  two  seasons,  owing  to  removals;  but  we  have  still 
with  us  a good  number  who  have  taken  advantage  of  what  we 
have  to  offer  them  for  all  the  five  winters  during  which  the 
work  has  been  going  on. 

The  boys  are  of  all  ages  from  nine  to  twenty-one.  They 
naturally  gravitate  into  various  ''gangs”  on  the  street;  and 
it  is  comparatively  easy  to  assign  a night  to  a "gang,”  give  it 
a name,  and  make  it  elect  officers.  Thus  the  gang  becomes  a 
club.  The  real  work  is  then  to  begin:  the  influencing  of  the 
young  mind  in  the  direction  of  honesty  and  self-control  with- 
out becoming  too  didactic  and  so  scaring  the  birds  away. 

What  the  boy  is  seeking  most  of  all  is,  it  need  hardly  be 
said,  some  kind  of  physical  exercise;  and  therefore  athletics 
are  at  present  the  main  attraction  that  brings  the  boys  to  the 
Parish  House.  Basketball  is  the  favorite  game,  though  some 
are  partial  to  indoor  baseball.  Two  of  the  clubs  have  regu- 
larly organized  basketball  teams,  and  one  runs  a baseball  nine; 
and  on  the  night  of  a big  game  the  crowd  of  supporters  of  the 
two  contesting  teams  sometimes  mounts  up  to  as  many  as  sixty 
or  seventy,  though  all  of  these,  of  course,  are  not  ours.  Some 
time  it  will  be  necessary  to  supplement  our  athletic  work  with 
something  a little  more  constructive;  but  at  present  we  have 
neither  the  funds  nor  the  facilities  for  any  advance  in  this 
direction.  Let  us  hope  that  they  will  soon  be  provided. 

In  addition  to  the  athletic  members  of  each  club,  the  lucky 
or  skillful  boys  who  are  selected  to  play  on  the  teams,  there  are 
many  who  are  not  so  fortunate,  boys  who  are  quite  willing  to 
cheer  but  are  not  able  to  play.  For  these  there  are  the  pool 


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ROOM 


and  billiard  tables,  and  other  games,  such  as  checkers;  and 
many  quiet  hours  are  spent  in  these  pursuits.  Then,  too,  we 
are  indebted  to  our  friends  for  many  periodicals  dear  to  boys, 
such  as  The  Youth’s  Companion,  The  American  Boy,  Life, 
Judge,  Punch,  Popular  Mechanics,  Popular  Electricity,  and 
others;  so  that  in  quiet  and  reasonable  amusement  Grace 
Church  is  able  to  be  of  immense  service  to  the  neighborhood 
lad  just  at  the  formative  age  of  his  life. 

The  total  membership  of  the  clubs,  inclusive  of  the  Grace 
Church  Athletic  Club,  is  over  200,  which  is  as  many  as  we  can 
accommodate.  Too  large  numbers  are  a mistake,  as  the  per- 
sonal influence  of  the  directors  upon  their  charges  naturally 
decreases  as  the  membership  grows.  A smaller  club  ordi- 
narily shows  much  better  results  of  a winter’s  work  than  a 
larger  one.  If  space  only  permitted  us  to  organize  our  boys 
into  smaller  clubs,  we  would  accomplish  much  more  than  is 
possible  under  present  circumstances. 

An  account  of  each  organized  athletic  club  using  the  Parish 
House  follows. 

E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 


209 


(fltoce  Cliurd)  ^tiiletic  Cluii 

■}- 

President, 

The  Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club  is  to  be  distinguished  from 
the  other  recreation  clubs  that  have  the  use  of  the  Parish 
House,  as  it  is  an  organization  of  young  men  and  boys  who 
are  in  direct  touch  with  the  religious  work  of  Grace  Church. 
Most  of  the  members  are  communicants  of  the  church;  and 
all  are  connected  in  some  way  with  the  Parish,  either  through 
the  choir  or  by  attending  services.  The  Club  is  therefore  a 
church  club,  and  not  merely  a social  organization  ; nor  is  its 
membership  drawn  from  the  neighborhood. 

It  was  formed  in  the  winter  of  1909  by  five  choir  boys  who 
wished  to  play  basketball.  Each  year  its  membership  has  in- 
creased, though  only  one  team  was  ever  put  into  the  field 
until  this  season.  This  winter  there  are  four  teams  in  con- 
nection with  the  Club,  playing  regularly. 

WEMEK- WEIGHT  TEAM 

Captain:  Devereux  S.  Haigh. 

Manager:  David  S.  Mackie^  Jr. 

Meetings:  Grace  Parish  House,  Wednesdays  and 

Fridays  at  7 :30  p.  m.  Wendell  Phillips  High 
School  Gymnasium,  Saturdays  at  8 p.  m. 


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TPIR  ^^rAPER' ’-WEIGHT  J3ASKET  PALL  TEAM 


LIGHT-WEIGHT  TEAM 


Captain:  Charles  Dueling. 

Manager:  Frederick  F.  Yule. 

Meetings:  Grace  Parish  House,  Wednesdays  and  Fri- 
days at  7 :30  p.  m. 

BANTAM-WEIGHT  TEAM 

Director:  The  Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 

Vice-Director:  Devereux  S.  Haigh. 

Captain:  Harold  Smith. 

Manager:  John  W.  McCrae. 

Meetings:  Grace  Parish  House,  Tuesdays  and  Satur- 
days at  3 :30  p.  M. 

“PAPER”.WEIGHT  TEAM 
( 80  Pounds ) 

Director:  The  Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 

Vice-Director:  Fredrerick  Rose. 

Captain:  Sidney  Richards. 

Manager:  Charles  Barlow. 

Meetings:  Grace  Parish  House,  Tuesdays  and  Satur- 
days at  3 :30  p.  m. 


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^palbms#toUms(  Snboor  Pasieball  Club 


Directors 

Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew 
Grace  Chapter  No.  2. 

Captain:  John  McHugh. 

Meetings : Grace  Parish  House,  Thursdays  at  7 ;30  p.  m. 
Membership:  21. 

Average  Age:  19. 

^bortall  !^tbletic  Club 

Director 

The  Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 
Vice-Director 
David  S.  Mackie,  Jr. 

Captain:  Julian  Prentiss. 

Manager:  Harry  Nathanson. 

Meetings : Mondays  at  7 :30  and  Thursdays  at  3 :30  p.  m. 
Membership:  21. 

Average  Age:  15. 


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SOME  OF  OUR  BOYS 


?B29atiasif)  !Htf)lettc  Club 

Directors 

Geo.  a.  Quick  and  Haven  A.  ReQua. 

Captain:  Carlo  Stan. 

Meetings : Tuesdays  at  7 :30  p.  m. 

Membership : 29. 

Average  Age;  13. 

i|aben=3lunior2i  Club 

Director 

The  Rev.  E.  J.  M.  Nutter. 

Captain:  Frank  English. 

Manager:  Norman  Michaud. 

Meetings:  Wednesdays  at  3:30  p.  m. 

Membership ; 14. 

Average  Age;  12. 


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?B29ai)asi})=5umoir£(  Pops:’  Club 

>¥ 

Directress 
V.  Oma  Grace 


Membership:  15. 

Average  Age:  10. 

Meets  every  Tuesday  at  7 :00  p.  m.  in  the  Parish  House. 

This  is  a club  of  little  boys  who  meet  in  the  kindergarten 
room  on  Tuesday  nights  at  7 :00,  but  are  always  waiting  to 
start  at  6:00.  They  are  all  under  twelve  years  of  age  and 
ought  really  to  be  home  and  in  bed  but  they  are  always  on 
the  streets,  so  they  were  gathered  into  a club.  They  are 
doing  some  kind  of  handwork,  basketry,  clay  modeling,  raffia, 
etc.  There  are  also  games  and  usually  a story  about  King 
Arthur,  for  he  is  their  hero. 

V.  Oma  Grace. 


214 


3^of  (@artien 

Plans  have  been  drawn  for  a Roof  Garden  to  be  built  over 
the  spacious  roof  of  the  Parish  House  where  an  open  air 
school  can  be  conducted  for  tuberculous  children.  This  would 
meet  a great  need  in  this  part  of  the  city,  and  would  also  prove 
a great  boon  to  the  Kindergarten,  as  well  as  to  the  various 
clubs  and  societies  during  the  summer  months. 

The  cost  of  erecting  the  Roof  Garden  will  be  about  $1,500. 
A fund  has  already  been  started  for  this  worthy  object  and 
we  hope  all  who  are  interested  will  add  their  contributions  as 
generously  and  rapidly  as  possible. 


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#race  Ciwrci)  Summer  Home 

Just  as  this  book  was  going  to  press  the  Rector  received 
the  following  communication  from  a member  of  the  Parish ; 

February  17 , 1913 

Rev.  W.  0.  Waters, 

Grace  Church  Parish  House, 

Chicago. 

Dear  Doctor  Waters  : 

Some  time  ago  you  mentioned  to  me  the 
fact  that  you  had  for  some  years  entertained 
an  idea  of  securing  a summer  home  somewhere 
in  Michigan. 

I recently  ran  across  a friend  of 
mine  who  has  a beautiful  home  situated 
on  White  Lake,  Michigan,  photo  en- 
closed herewith.  This  property  can  be 
bought  to-day  for  about  $7,500  with  a 
frontage  of  250  feet  on  White  Lake, 
sixteen  acres  of  land,  with  an  option  of  an 
adjoining  240  feet,  if  required. 

The  house  is  two  story  with  some 
eight  or  ten  rooms  and  can  be  occupied  all 
year  around,  but  would  make  a beautiful  head- 
quarters for  the  choir  boys'  outings,  as  the 


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grounds  are  close  to  the  lake  with  good  shade 
trees . 

Property  can  be  reached  by  the  Pere 
Marquette  and  during  the  summer  months  by  the 
Goodrich  boats,  fare  being  less  than  railroad 
fare  to  Delavan  Lake. 

I am  simply  giving  you  this  information 
and  in  case  you  feel  at  all  interested  will 
be  pleased  to  go  into  the  matter  more  fully 
with  you  at  your  convenience. 

Very  truly  yours , 


A.  L.  McCRAE. 

ALM-D 

P.  S.  House  could  not  be  built  today  for 
price  of  house  and  grounds. 


Upon  receiving  this  letter  we  asked  Mr.  McCrae  to  obtain 
an  option  on  the  property  mentioned,  which  he  did  forth- 
with. 

We  can  now  buy  this  beautiful  Summer  Home  at  the 
very  reasonable  price  of  $7,000  and  can  make  satisfactory 
arrangements  for  payments. 

The  possession  of  this  property  will  not  only  provide  a 
most  satisfactory  place  for  the  Annual  Choir  Outing  but 
will  also  enable  Grace  Church  to  carry  on  an  extensive 
“fresh  air”  work  during  the  entire  summer  at  reasonable 
cost. 


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A subscription  of  $175.00  has  already  been  promised  and 
we  are  confident  that  all  the  parishioners  and  friends  of 
Grace  Church  will  join  enthusiastically  in  furnishing  the 
balance  of  $6,825. 


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GRACE  CHURCH  SUMMER  HOME 
(On  which  an  option  has  been  secured) 


inbex 


A 

Page 

All  Angels*  Mission 113 

Aged  and  Infirm  Clergy  Fund 60 

Altar  Guild  125 

B 

Baptism,  administration  of 115 

Baptisms,  record  of 49 

Bequest,  form  of 90 

Bible  Institute  134 

Bishop*s  Fund  55 

Boys*  Clubs 207 

Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew 151 

Burials,  record  of 50 

c 

Candidates  for  the  Ministry 51 

Cathedral  Work  58 

Celebrations  of  the  Holy  Communion 50 

Chapel,  cost  of 54 

See  Grace  Memorial  Chapel. 

Charity 54 

Chicago  Homes  for  Boys 65 

Choir  119 

Choir  Camp  122 

Choir  Encampments  53 

Choir  Services  51 

Choir  Vestment  Committee 122 

Choristers  120 


219 


Church  Home  for  Aged 64 

Church  Periodical  Club 171 

City  Missions 58 

Clark,  John  W.,  Rectorship  of 27 

Clergy  Insurance  League 74 

Clergy  Life  Insurance 74 

Clergymen’s  Retiring  Fund 73 

Clergy  Relief  Fund 73’ 

Clerks  of  Vestry 24 

Collect  for  Grace  Parish 110 

Comfort  Club  73 

Committees  of  the  Vestry 38 

Confirmation  115 

Record  of  50 

Corporation  37 

Current  Expenses  53 

D 

Daughters  of  the  King 157 

Deaf  Mutes,  contributions  for 72 

All  Angels’  Mission 113 

Diocesan  Assessments 55 

Diocesan  Board  of  Missions 56 

Diocesan  Objects,  contributions  for 55,  76 

Disbursements  53 

Summary  of  75 

Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society 68 

Domestic  Missions  69 

E 

Educational  Work  127 

Endowment,  the 77 

Endowment  Fund  54,  83 

Endowment  of  Diocese. 55 

Extra  Diocesan  Objects,  contributions  for 68,  76 


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F 


Finances  

Financial  Reports  

126,  132,  141,  144,  159,  164,  168,  170,  181,  190,  203,  204, 

Foreign  Missions  • 

Form  of  Bequest 

Funds  of  the  Endowment 

G 

Girls’  Friendly  Society 

Grace  Church  

Grace  Church  Athletic  Club 

Grace  Church  Bible  Institute 

Grace  Church  Men’s  Council  

Grace  Church  Parish  House  

Activities  in  

Grace  Church  Summer  Home  

Grace  Church  Summer  Kindergarten  

Grace  Church  Visitor 

Grace  Memorial  Chapel  

Guild  of  Mercy  

H 

Haven-Juniors  Boys’  Club 

Helpful  Hands’  Guild 

Historical  Data  

Historical  Notes  

History  of  the  Endowment 

Holy  Communion,  celebrations  of 

Hours  of  Service 

I 

Industrial  School  

Interest  

Introductory  Statement  

J 

Junior  Auxiliary  

Junior  Daughters  of  the  King 

Junior  Wardens  

221 


52 

205 

71 

90 

83 

187 

94 

210 

134 

154 

109 

116 

216 

139 

160 

106 

180 

213 

169 

17 

25 

79 

50 

113 

143 

53 

11 

163 

202 

20 


K 

Kindergarten  136 

L 

Lenten  Services  114 

Library  146 

Linen  Committee  of  St.  Luke's  Hospital 168 

Little  Workers’  Guild 205 

Locke,  D.  D.,  Clinton,  Rectorship  of 28 

M 

Marriages,  Record  of 50 

Memorials  in  Grace  Church 95 

Memorial  Tablets  in  Grace  Church 105 

Men’s  Club  185 

Men’s  Council 154 

Missionary  Work 149 

Missions,  contributions  for 76 

Missions  in  the  Diocese 57 

Morning  and  Evening  Prayer 51 

Music,  expenses  for 53 

N 

Neighborhood  Girls’  Club 200 

Neighborhood  Women’s  Club 198 

Noble,  Louis,  Rectorship  of 26 

o 

Offerings,  stated  118 

Office  Hours 115 

Organization  35 

Organizations  in  the  Parish 40 

Our  Neighborhood  193 

P 

Parish  House  109 

Activities  in 116 

Parish  Records  49 


222 


Philanthropic  Work 173 

Property  of  Grace  Church 93 

R 

Receipts  52 

Records,  Parish  49 

Rectors  of  Grace  Parish 19 

Repairs  and  Improvements 53 

Roof  Garden 215 

Ruth  Girls'  Club 204 

s 

Salaries  53 

Senior  Wardens  20 

Services  Ill 

Shortall  Athletic  Club 212 

Sick,  Visitation  of 115 

Sisters  of  Bethany 165 

Social  Work  183 

Spalding-Browns  Indoor  Baseball  Club 212 

St.  Luke's  Hospital,  contributions  for 62 

Linen  Committee  of 168 

St.  Mary’s  Home  for  Girls 66 

St.  Mary's  Mission 59 

Staff 39 

Stated  Offerings  118 

Statistics  47 

Stires,  D.  D.,  Ernest  M.,  Rectorship  of 32 

Story  Hour  206 

Summary  of  Disbursements 75 

Summer  Home  216 

Summer  Kindergarten  139 

Sunday  School 129 

Sundry  Expenses  53 

Swope,  D.  D.,  C.  E.,  Rectorship  of 25 


223 


T 

Taxes  and  Assessments 53 

Teams  of  Grace  Church  Athletic  Club 210 

Treasurers  of  Grace  Parish 24 

V 

Value  of  Property 93 

Vestry,  members  of 37 

Committees  of  38 

Vestrymen  of  Grace  Parish 21 

Visitor,  Grace  Church 160 

w 

Wabash  Athletic  Club 213 

Wabash-Juniors  Boys'  Club 214 

Wardens  of  Grace  Parish 20 

Wardrobe,  the  182 

Waters,  D.  D.,  William  Otis : 

Introductory  Statement  by 11 

Rectorship  of 33 

Western  Theological  Seminary 61 

Widows  and  Orphans  of  Clergymen 61 

Woman's  Auxiliary  161 

Work  Among  the  Down-and-Out 175 

Y 

Young  Women's  Club 191 


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